Planning Engineer

Booth Welsh Ltd; Padeswood; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Booth Welsh Ltd is seeking a senior construction planning professional to lead scheduling and field sequencing on industrial/mechanical installation projects in the UK. You will coordinate across multiple subcontractors, manage lookaheads, constraints and recovery planning, and consolidate progress data into contractual reports and forecasts.

The role requires a strong background in integrated scheduling, resource planning, and accurate valuation support, with excellent English communication and

Qualifications

• Eight years minimum construction planning experience.
• Site-based coordination of multiple subcontractors on industrial/mechanical projects.
• Experience with contractor Applications for Payment and progress valuations.
• Ability to produce contractual reports, S-curves and forecasts.
• Strong organisation and English communication with cross-party coordination.

Skills

Scheduling

Field coordination

Resource planning

Critical path analysis

Valuations & payments

Progress reporting

English communication

Subcontractor coordination

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Excel

O3 (optional)

Aconex / Power BI

Job description

Required Experience

• Minimum eight years of relevant construction planning experience, including site-based coordination of multiple subcontractors on industrial or mechanical installation projects.
• Proven ability to combine integrated scheduling with field sequencing, resource planning, lookaheads, constraints, critical path analysis and recovery planning.
• Experience preparing contractor Applications for Payment, physical progress valuations, weighted measurement/rules of credit and supporting records.
• Experience consolidating subcontractor progress, manpower and productivity data into contractual reports, S-curves and forecasts; ability to interpret drawings and verify work in the field.
• Strong organisation, follow-up and English communication skills; ability to coordinate effectively with subcontractor supervisors, HSE, Quality and EPCM representatives.

Nice to Have Add Ons

• Advanced Work Packaging (AWP), CWP/IWP development, Workface Planning or O3 experience.

Site Requirements

• CSCS Card (Required) - Gold or academically qualified card accepted.
• Drug & Alcohol Screening (Required).

Software Knowledge Requirements

• Microsoft Project / Primavera P6 — required: Advanced construction scheduling, baselines, resources, critical path analysis and forecasting. Microsoft Project is current scheduling tool.
• Microsoft Excel — required: Strong skills in quantity reconciliation, weighted progress calculations, AfP valuations, payment/cash flow forecasts and reporting charts.
• O3 — required for daily work: Previous O3 experience is desirable but not mandatory. Ability to complete EPCM-provided training and manage IWPs, constraints, lookaheads and progress.
• Microsoft Word — required: Working proficiency for procedures and reports. Aconex, digital model viewers and Power BI experience are advantages