Principal Planner

Babcock International Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Principal Planner to join their team in the UK. In this role, you will manage a team, oversee project planning governance, and assist in developing planners while promoting best practices. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement and a competitive salary package, including a bonus and various benefits.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Access to Digital GP and annual health check

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering leave

Development opportunities and wellbeing support

Responsibilities

• Influence long-term outcomes and mentor fellow planners.
• Promote consistency and lead initiatives to improve project delivery.
• Oversee planning governance and manage a team of planners.

Skills

Leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes

Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance, and quality

Education

A degree in project controls, engineering, or equivalent experience

Job description

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Job Title: Principal Planner

Location: Warrington, Bristol, Newbury or Leicester + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Up To 15% Bonus + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world. Join us as a Principal Planner at one of our Cavendish Nuclear hubs.

The role

As a Principal Planner, you’ll be embedded within one of the UK’s most complex defence infrastructure programmes. Working on the PP&E project, you’ll influence long-term outcomes, mentor fellow planners, promote consistency, and lead initiatives to improve project delivery. Your role includes overseeing planning governance, providing leadership across sub-programmes, supporting onboarding and development, managing a team of planners, and championing best practices.

The position is full time, 37 hours per week, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements: 2 days on-site and 3 remote days per week.

Essential experience

• Leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes
• Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance, and quality

Qualifications

• A degree in project controls, engineering, or equivalent experience

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance. Further details are available at the provided link.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Access to Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations
• Employee share scheme
• Shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10 days of paid leave
• Holiday Trading, allowing additional leave purchase or selling
• ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering leave
• Development opportunities and wellbeing support