Planning Manager

Vallum Associates; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vallum Associates is seeking a Planning Manager to lead planning across engineering and construction projects in the energy and industrial sectors. You will own integrated Primavera P6 schedules, align with site teams on sequences and resources, and drive delivery performance through data-driven insights.

The role also involves mentoring the planning team, supporting tender submissions, and collaborating with commercial and client teams to maintain robust programme records.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Planning Manager, Lead Planner or Senior Planner in engineering or construction.
• Strong electrical, instrumentation or MEP installation experience on energy or industrial projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 skills including resource loading, critical path analysis and schedule updates.
• Practical understanding of construction sequencing, installation productivity and commissioning interfaces.
• Experience using progress data, labour hours and earned value to assess performance.
• Confident working with site supervisors, project managers, commercial teams and clients.
• Experience developing other planners, or capability to lead a team.
• Engineering or construction qualification, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated Primavera P6 schedules across engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning.
• Collaborate with site teams to set achievable sequences, priorities and resource requirements.
• Assess progress using site inspections and installation records.
• Analyse labour utilisation and productivity to identify delays and recovery actions.
• Produce resource forecasts and reporting for visibility of delivery risks.
• Work with commercial teams to assess changes and support delay analysis.
• Contribute to tender submissions through programme development and resource planning.
• Lead and mentor planners to improve consistency across projects.

Skills

Primavera P6

Resource loading

Critical path analysis

Schedule updates

Team leadership

Education

Engineering/Construction qualification

Job description

Planning Manager – Engineering & Construction

Vallum Associates are supporting an engineering contractor delivering electrical and instrumentation projects across the energy and industrial sectors.

We’re looking for a Planning Manager who enjoys getting involved in project delivery, building detailed programmes and working directly with construction teams to improve performance.

You’ll take responsibility for planning across tender opportunities and active projects, while supporting and developing the wider planning team.

The role

• Develop and maintain integrated Primavera P6 schedules covering engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning.
• Work with site teams to establish achievable sequences, short-term priorities and resource requirements.
• Assess progress using site inspections, installation records and feedback from construction teams.
• Analyse labour utilisation and productivity, identifying emerging delays and agreeing practical recovery measures.
• Produce resource forecasts and reporting that give project teams clear visibility of delivery risks.
• Work alongside commercial colleagues to assess changes, maintain programme records and support delay analysis.
• Contribute to tender submissions through programme development, delivery assumptions and resource planning.
• Lead and mentor planners, improving consistency across the project portfolio.

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a Planning Manager, Lead Planner or Senior Planner within engineering or construction.
• Strong electrical, instrumentation or MEP installation experience, ideally gained on energy or industrial projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 skills, including resource loading, critical path analysis and schedule updates.
• A practical understanding of construction sequencing, installation productivity and commissioning interfaces.
• Experience using progress data, labour hours and earned value to assess project performance.
• Confidence working with site supervisors, project managers, commercial teams and clients.
• Experience developing other planners, or the capability to take on broader team leadership.
• An engineering or construction qualification, or equivalent practical experience.