Planning Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a Planning Engineer based in Plymouth to support critical national defense projects. The successful candidate will develop project schedules and ensure milestones are met using tools such as Primavera P6. Essential qualifications include experience in engineering, strong planning skills, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs, including Maths and English. This full-time position offers great development opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

Paid leave for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in an engineering environment.
• Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical project planning and scheduling expertise.
• Create baselined project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Facilitate progress meetings and recommend corrective actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Strong planning and programme management skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Problem-solving ability

Education

Minimum of 5 GCSEs (A–C / 4–9), including Maths and English

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Location

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Planning Engineer

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF70411

Plan the projects that power national security

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role

As a Planning Engineer, you’ll have a role where your analytical skills and attention to detail will directly contribute to national defence capability, while giving you the opportunity to grow your career in a dynamic and purposeful environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll provide critical project planning and scheduling expertise to support Engineering Services across site‑wide facilities. You’ll develop and maintain programmes that keep complex engineering projects on track, ensuring resources are aligned and milestones achieved.

• Creating baselined project schedules using Primavera P6 and facility requirements.
• Developing and updating programmes, delivery dates, and key milestones with project leads and subject matter experts.
• Maintaining project structures and logic within Primavera P6, ensuring accurate coding and reporting.
• Facilitating progress meetings, analysing deviations, and recommending corrective actions.
• Capturing and validating project hours to support resource planning and SAP integration.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Essential experience of the Planning Engineer

• Experience in an engineering environment with strong planning and programme management skills.
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 (advantageous).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and problem‑solving ability.

Qualifications for the Planning Engineer

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (A–C / 4–9), including Maths and English.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPPI) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.