Planning Engineer - Complex Infrastructure Projects

Careys Foundation; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Private Health

26 days holiday

Gym Membership

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Careys is seeking a Planning Engineer to join our Edinburgh-area Planning team. You’ll work with operational, commercial, and pre-construction colleagues to develop programmes for major civil infrastructure projects, from tender through to completion.

The role suits an experienced Planning Engineer but we’re also keen to speak with Site, Section or Senior Engineers aiming to broaden into planning. If sequencing and logistics excite you, this is the step you want.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering civil engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Experience as a Site, Section or Senior Engineer moving into planning.
• Good understanding of NEC contracts and construction sequencing.
• Experience using planning software like Asta Powerproject (or willingness to learn).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop tender and contract programmes.
• Produce construction methodologies and sequencing plans.
• Monitor progress and update live programmes.
• Manage programme change and identify risks.
• Produce look-ahead programmes and progress reports.
• Collaborate with project teams to optimise delivery.
• Support planning across pre-construction and live projects.

Skills

Civil planning

NEC contracts

Asta Powerproject

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Job description

Careys is seeking a Planning Engineer to join our Edinburgh-area Planning team. You’ll work with operational, commercial, and pre-construction colleagues to develop programmes for major civil infrastructure projects, from tender through to completion.

The role suits an experienced Planning Engineer but we’re also keen to speak with Site, Section or Senior Engineers aiming to broaden into planning. If sequencing and logistics excite you, this is the step you want.