Project Planner

ENGINEERINGUK; Leiston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading engineering firm on one of the UK's largest nuclear projects! As a Project Planner, you'll play a crucial role in managing procurement and engineering activities. This position offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment focused on innovation and sustainability. You'll collaborate with diverse teams, ensuring timely project delivery while enhancing your skills in a supportive atmosphere. If you're passionate about making a difference in infrastructure, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career and contribute to a transformative project.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Pension schemes

Health and Wellbeing support

Virtual GP access

Health Assessment

Employee Assistance Programme

Extra leave purchase option

Employee Discounts

Car or transport allowance

Qualifications

• 3+ years in construction programme production in civil engineering.
• Ability to analyze performance and recommend improvements.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update procurement and engineering schedules.
• Coordinate with supply chain and internal customers.
• Report on progress and issues with advice on mitigation.

Skills

Primavera P6 planning software

Project controls

Strong IT skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Construction Management

Degree in Civil Engineering

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Project Planner - Main Civils

Location: London/Ipswich

Join the exciting journey of one of the UK's largest nuclear projects at Sizewell C!

The Civil Works Alliance is seeking a skilled Project Planner to join our Main Civils delivery planning team. This role will support the Planning Lead in managing procurement, engineering, and manufacturing activities, coordinating both conventional supply chains and specialist material suppliers and Tier 2 subcontractors. Due to the nature of the work, some materials and services have significant lead-in times, requiring effective planning and scheduling to ensure timely project delivery.

The primary role includes developing and updating the MCW Procurement, Engineering, and Manufacture schedules in coordination with the CWA team, Procurement, Engineering, and the T2 supply chain, ensuring these are integrated with the overall delivery schedule. The Planner will be responsible for capturing and updating progress on Procurement, T2 Engineering, and Manufacture schedules, identifying any critical schedule slippage, and addressing potential delays.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update the contract/project procurement and engineering & manufacture programmes in accordance with the Project Requirements.
• Review/comment/acceptance of supply chain schedules
• Analyse performance and advise the project team of likely impact and recommend improvements.
• Represent the project / business with stakeholders.
• Report on progress and issues with advice on mitigation
• Coordinate with internal customers - supply chain, engineering, design, commercial, construction.
• Responsible for the delivery of the planning and coordination processes.
• Liaise with site team and supply chain to check on progress, issues and review planned progress.
• Highlight issues for trending and resolution.
• Manage records and reporting.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Proficient in Primavera P6 planning software
• Strong IT skills
• Advanced project/programme controls
• 3 years plus experience in the production of construction programmes in a civil engineering environment.
• Degree or other industry recognised qualification in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or similar related sector.
• Able to ascertain which tasks are urgent or important and the level of accuracy required.
• Lateral thinker to spot trends/issues in production data.
• Good communication skills-verbal and written.

Why SZC?

This is your chance to contribute to one of the UK's most ambitious infrastructure projects, shaping the future of energy while working in a supportive, dynamic environment. Be part of a team that values innovation, safety, and sustainability at every stage of the journey-from investment to construction and beyond.

About Laing O'Rourke

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality - this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term health conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required as well as discussing how we can support you in the workplace.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email [e-mail]

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Company

We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

“As an engineering enterprise, Laing O'Rourke is committed to playing a vital role in building a stronger and more sustainable economy that benefits society in general.”

– Ray O’Rourke KBE, Chief Executive Officer

Our Origin Story:

Diversity & Inclusion:

Laing O'Rourke is committed to inclusion; an employer that maintains the highest standard of employment practice and one which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work.

Laing O'Rourkebelieves that when we go to work, we should feel we are going to a place where we are accepted, understood and valued and that we should make others we work with feel this way too.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUBCOMMITTEES

Laing O'Rourke have ten Diversity & Inclusion Subcommittees. The purpose of the diversity and inclusion sub-committees is to offer a safe and supportive environment to listen and share personal experiences and insights, as well as play a sympathetic role for each other.

The sub-committees help to drive education, events and initiatives across the organisation as well as help colleagues to understand their purpose.

Current subcommitteesinclude Dis-Ability, Carers, Ethnicity, Gender, Families that live abroad,LGBTQ+, Women & Menopause, & Working Families.

Support for Disabled Employees:

• LOR recruitment, HR Teams, Leadership and management have undertakendisability awareness trainingand are eager to provide an inclusive and accessibility experience to job applicants and new colleagues
• LOR Dis-ABILITY Subcommitteeis an Employee Network Group of colleagues passionate about disability inclusion. Its aims are to raise awareness and remove barriers around disability, neurodiversity and long term health conditions to support creating an inclusive and diverse workplace for everyone.
• Disability Confident Leaders– We are using the requirements of the government scheme to create an inclusive environment for disabled job applicants and existing colleagues.
• LOR are members of theBusiness Disability Forum, giving access to a wide range of resources and information. Our line managers have access to their best practice guides and confidential support line.
• LOR are partnering withEven Breakto have access to exemplary advice around disability inclusion.

Sustainability:

In April 2021 Laing O’Rourke announced new global sustainability targets. These include:

• To be a net zero company by 2050
• By 2033 to achieve equal gender balance across currently 5,500 international staff

Rewards andBenefits:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension – basic and enhanced schemes
• Health and Wellbeing
• Virtual GP
• Health Assessment (Age 50+)
• Phased return to work (80% of working week for 100% pay)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 5 days leave extra can be purchased
• Employee Discounts
• Allowances – car or transport allowance, depending on role/grade

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