Planning Engineer - Offshore Wind

Ceto Talent; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceto Talent is recruiting a Planning Engineer on behalf of a leading international engineering and offshore construction contractor, supporting its Offshore Wind business line. You will develop, maintain and analyse project schedules with a focus on tendering, offshore T&I and EPCI projects, working closely with the Planning Manager and Project Controls team.

This role suits an experienced Planning Engineer with a strong offshore background, including offshore wind or major offshore construction

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Planning Engineer on major offshore construction projects.
• Background in offshore wind or offshore oil & gas installation.
• Experience supporting tender/bid-phase planning and schedule risk analysis.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project schedules in line with contracts and internal planning standards.
• Review feasibility, constraints, risks and critical activities.
• Maintain 90‑day look‑ahead and weekly/monthly schedules.
• Support progress reporting and plan for tender phases.
• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction and management teams.

Skills

Project controls

Planning

Risk analysis

Tendering support

Schedule optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Planning Engineer - Offshore Wind / T&I

Rate: £55-£65 per hour

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: South West London office

Contract: 12 months

IR35: Outside IR35

Right to Work: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Ceto Talent is recruiting a Planning Engineer on behalf of a leading international engineering and offshore construction contractor, supporting its Offshore Wind business line.

Working closely with the Planning Manager and wider Project Controls team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules, with a particular focus on tendering, offshore Transportation & Installation (T&I) and potentially EPCI projects.

This position would suit an experienced Planning Engineer with a strong background in offshore Oil & Gas, offshore wind or major offshore construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project schedules in line with contractual requirements and internal planning standards.
• Review schedule feasibility and identify potential constraints, risks and critical activities.
• Implement and maintain project planning and progress control systems.
• Monitor progress against the agreed baseline and identify, analyse and report schedule deviations.
• Develop and maintain 90-day look-ahead, weekly and monthly schedules.
• Support the preparation of project status and progress reports.
• Work closely with engineering, procurement, construction and project management teams to maintain schedule awareness across the project.
• Support contract amendments, variations and claims through time impact analysis.
• Participate in project risk management activities, including schedule risk analysis.
• Support planning activities during tender and bid phases.
• Provide planning input across offshore T&I and EPCI project phases where required.

Experience Required

• Strong experience as a Planning Engineer / Project Controls on major offshore construction projects.
• Proven experience within Offshore Wind projects, but will consider Offshore Oil & Gas Installation
• Strong experience supporting tendering and bid-stage planning.
• Experience working on Transportation & Installation (T&I) projects.
• Experience supporting schedule impacts, variations, claims and time impact analysis would be beneficial.

Software

• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Experience using Microsoft Project.

Qualifications

• HNC, HND or bachelor's degree in an engineering, construction, project controls or related discipline.

Candidates must already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.