Project Planner

Mott MacDonald; Derby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consultancy as a Planner in the Nuclear team, where you'll manage complex projects that drive the energy transition. This role offers the chance to apply your expertise in project planning, utilizing tools like Primavera P6 and Bentley Synchro. Collaborate with a diverse team to ensure project success while contributing to a culture that values inclusion and professional development. Enjoy a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the energy sector.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Health Cash Plan

Flexible Working Options

Enhanced Family Leave Policies

Professional Development Opportunities

Employee Saving Schemes

Annual Bonus Schemes

Minimum of 33-35 Days Holiday

Access to Wellbeing Support

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale civil engineering project planning.
• Expertise in developing detailed resource-loaded schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage project schedules and communicate outputs to stakeholders.
• Apply Earned Value principles and recommend mitigation strategies.

Skills

Project Planning

Earned Value (EV) Techniques

Stakeholder Communication

Schedule Optimization

Change Control

Education

Degree in Engineering or related field

Professional Membership (APM, ACostE)

Tools

Primavera P6

Bentley Synchro

BIM Models

Job description

Mott MacDonald

We’re a global engineering, management, and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.

We are proud to be a one of Glassdoor’s top employers to work for in the UK, as well as being recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Our values: Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive, Excellence.

About Thebusinessunit

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle – from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

About The Role

We’re looking forPlannersto join our Nuclear: Defence and Civil team and work on a major UK programmes. These long-term, complex projects offer an exciting challenge and opportunity to play a key role in successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of schedulesensuring clear communication of outputs to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure schedules comply with procedures and best practices.
• Apply Earned Value (EV) principles, analyse variances, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with lead and management roles to ensure project success.
• Optimise schedule structures and implement improvements.
• Apply change control measures (ideally within the NEC contract model).
• Conduct schedule integrity checks, assess critical paths, and communicate key issues.
• Work closely with cost engineers, project managers, and control managers to underpin EACs.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules, applying rules of credit where required.
• Use Bentley Synchro, Primavera P6, and BIM models to create and present detailed project plans.
• Ensure project plans capture full scope, identify risks and opportunities, and uphold Health & Safety standards.
  
  

About You

• Experience in planning, developing detailed resourced schedules, and applying EV techniques on large-scale civil engineering projects.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 and managing a portfolio of schedules with structured WBS and coding.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and innovations in project planning.
  
  

Additional Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Confident in presenting to external stakeholders.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Preferably a member of a recognised professional body (APM, ACostE, or similar).
  
  

If you meet 80% or more of what we’re looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

Please be advised that offers for this role are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We Offer Some Fantastic Benefits Including

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
  
  

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  
  

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.
  
  

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
  
  

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.
  
  

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
  
  

Apply now, or for more information about our application process, click here.

Location(s):

Altrincham, GB Bristol, GB Reading, GB Reading, GB London, GB Glasgow, GB Derby, GB

Contract Type: Permanent

Work Pattern: Full Time

Market: Energy

Discipline: Energy

Job Ref: 7007

Recruiter Contact: Erinda Hazizi