Project Planner

M Group Energy; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

M Group Energy is seeking a skilled Project Planner to join their Electricity Transmission team. In this hybrid role, you will create detailed project programmes, collaborate with various stakeholders, and rapidly adapt to changes while ensuring timely delivery of projects. You'll leverage tools like Primavera P6 to manage risk and champion planning culture across the business.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Private health care

Company car and fuel card

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Reward and recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in Earned Value Management and NEC contracts.
• Previous experience in the Energy sector or Overhead Lines.
• Competent in change management processes.

Responsibilities

• Building and optimising construction programmes.
• Tracking progress with smart, data-driven tools.
• Collaborating closely with Project Managers and Commercial teams.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Thinking

Planning

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Engineering or Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Electricity Transmission team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

This is a hybrid site-based role covering projects across Scotland - a driving license is a must!

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

As a Project Planner you’ll be part of our planning department who are responsible for producing detailed programmes for all works associated with the design, procurement and construction phases. You’ll liaise with the Project/Construction Manager and Site Engineers ensuring the programme keeps on top of any changes. You’ll be responsible for:

• Building and optimising construction programmes, integrating resources, outages, consents, and wayleaves.
• Tracking progress with smart, data-driven tools and generate automated CPI/SPI reports.
• Collaborating closely with Project Managers, Quantity Surveyors, and Commercial teams to drive project success.
• Representing the business at client meetings, ensuring we meet every milestone and KPI.
• Championing planning culture across the business—sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement.
• Managing risk and change, supporting value engineering and benchmarking to deliver value for money.
  
  

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for precision planning? Do you thrive on turning complex construction challenges into streamlined, deliverable programmes? If so, we want you on our team!

What You’ll Bring

• Competent in Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project
• Experience of Earned Value Management and NEC contracts
• Experience in the change management process
• Previous experience working in the Energy sector / Overhead Lines would be advantageous!
• Full UK driving licence
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care and health care cash plan for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For cartain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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