Principal Planning Engineer

Scantec Personnel Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Planning Engineer to support key infrastructure projects in the UK. This full-time role involves leading project planning activities, managing schedules, and ensuring successful project outcomes. Ideal candidates will have experience in regulated industries and strong analytical skills. Join a dynamic team and contribute to the full project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing schedules through all project phases.
• Strong understanding of time, cost, and commercial factors.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning activities across multiple projects.
• Provide accurate scheduling, analysis, and forecasting.
• Monitor project risk and schedule variations.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Scheduling

Analytical Skills

Education

Membership of a relevant professional body

Job description

Salary: Competitive Rate - Can be outside IR35 pending an assessment

Job Reference: JOB-89813

Published: 15-05-2025

Duration: 12 Months+

Expiry Date: 12-06-2025

Country: United Kingdom

Job Title: Principal Planning Engineer
Location: Manchester
Working Pattern: Full-time

Overview:
We’re currently recruiting for a Principal Planning Engineer to join a dynamic and growing team supporting key infrastructure projects across the UK. This is a commercially focused role, ideal for someone confident leading their own project planning activities while effectively contributing to a wider team. This position will support pre- and post-contract stages, helping deliver successful outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead planning activities across multiple projects, working closely with the Project Controls Manager.

Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and client representatives.

Provide accurate scheduling, analysis, and forecasting aligned with contract requirements.

Monitor and manage project risk, change, and schedule variations, proposing mitigations where necessary.

Collaborate with project and contractor teams to ensure realistic and achievable schedules.

Support the recruitment and development of the planning function as projects scale.

Ensure appropriate handovers are arranged during periods of absence.

Strong understanding of the interaction between time, cost, and commercial factors throughout the project lifecycle.

Proven experience in managing schedules through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.

Skilled in the development and implementation of planning procedures and reporting.

Ability to analyse and interpret Earned Value metrics.

Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Defence, or Oil & Gas.

Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., ACostE, APM).