Project Controller (P6) - Energy

Stantec; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Paid professional subscriptions

Structured training and development

Support to become chartered

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec is expanding its Energy team in the UK and seeks a P6 Planner to support transmission and distribution projects from development through delivery. You will develop and maintain detailed programmes, integrate subcontractor schedules and provide planning insight for decision making across NEC4 contracts, ensuring milestones and baselines are met.

You will collaborate with project managers, design teams and clients, manage changes, assess risks and drive recovery strategies to keep projects

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and managing complex project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme change within P6, in line with contractual and client requirements.
• Solid understanding of design, engineering and construction sequencing.
• Experience working under NEC4 contracts.
• Ability to analyse programme performance, identify risks, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes across all lifecycle stages.
• Integrate subcontractor schedules and manage programme updates.
• Provide critical planning insight to support project decision‑making.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify risks/delays.
• Evaluate contractor programme submissions and changes.
• Develop mitigation and recovery strategies to keep projects on track.

Skills

Primavera P6

Critical path analysis

Stakeholder management

Construction sequencing

NEC4 contracts

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

The energy sector is evolving at pace, driven by increasing energy demand, ambitious decarbonisation targets, regulatory change and advances in technology. As the UK accelerates its energy transition, we are expanding our industry-leading Energy team and are looking for a talented Project Controls Professionals experienced with P6 to help shape and deliver some of the country's most significant energy infrastructure projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects and technical disciplines, supporting clients nationwide on schemes including HVDC and interconnector developments, offshore and onshore wind projects, substations, overhead lines, geotechnical solutions, protection and control systems, LVAC, FEED studies, refurbishment programmes, connection schemes and major new-build infrastructure.

Joining Stantec means becoming part of a collaborative and growing team that is delivering innovative, sustainable solutions to some of the industry's biggest challenges. With ambitious growth plans and a strong project pipeline, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the UK's net zero ambitions while developing your own career.

About the Role

As a P6 Planner, you will play a key role in the successful planning and delivery of transmission and distribution projects across all stages of the project lifecycle, from early development and design through to construction and delivery.

Working closely with project managers, design teams, contractors and clients, you will develop and maintain detailed project programmes, integrate subcontractor schedules, manage programme updates and changes, and provide critical planning insight to support project decision‑making. You will monitor progress against agreed baselines, identify risks and delays, and ensure accurate reporting of programme performance.

You will also evaluate contractor programme submissions, review compensation events and impacted programmes, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies to help projects remain on track and achieve successful outcomes.

Your Impact

Your expertise in programme planning will be vital in helping energy infrastructure projects move efficiently from concept to completion. By managing complex schedules, identifying critical path activities and supporting effective change management, you will enable project teams to make informed decisions and deliver essential infrastructure safely, sustainably and efficiently.

Through your work, you will directly support the development of the UK's electricity transmission and distribution network, helping to connect renewable energy, strengthen grid resilience and support the country's transition to a lower‑carbon future.

To learn more about our Energy business, visit Stantec Energy Transition - UK

About You

You will be a proactive and collaborative planner with a strong understanding of the electricity transmission and distribution sector and proven experience working on complex programmes within a project environment.

You'll ideally bring:

• Significant experience developing and managing complex project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme change within P6, in line with contractual and client requirements.
• A solid understanding of design, engineering and construction sequencing.
• Experience working under NEC4 contracts.
• The ability to analyse programme performance, identify risks, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
  

Why Join us?

• Weput people first: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborativeenvironment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.

• Weare driven to achieve: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor2025.

• Wedo what is right: Industry leading training and development as well as paid forprofessional subscriptions. A professional progression plan, supportingyou to become chartered.

• Weare better together: Asupportive and collaborative team environment and wider ERG network (seemore on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee ResourceGroups)

• Growth: We're on anexciting growth journey across the UK - we want you to be part of it!

• GreatBenefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan,annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medicalinsurance, group income protection & life assurance included asstandard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.

• Hybrid / Flexible working: Enjoy a healthywork-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.

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