Project Planner/ Planning Engineer

MWH Treatment Limited; Coleshill CP; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK infrastructure company is seeking a Project Planner / Planning Engineer to enhance their Planning Team. This role involves developing detailed project programmes using Primavera P6, supporting project managers, and ensuring efficient delivery across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will have solid project planning experience, technical capabilities in relevant software, and strong communication skills. This position offers flexibility with remote working options.

Benefits

Travel allowances

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Must have project planning experience on various project sizes.
• Technical capabilities in Primavera P6 and MS Project required.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with project teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Managers by delivering detailed P6 Programmes.
• Develop and maintain project plans using reliable methodologies.
• Monitor project performance and identify potential issues.

Skills

Project Planning experience

Technical capabilities in Primavera P6

Excellent communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

Professional qualifications relevant to planning

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

MWH Treatment are in a period of significant growth and we are looking to enhance our Planning Team with the recruitment of a Project Planner / Planning Engineer for our Severn Trent region.

Role Responsibilities

The role will report directly to the Planning Manager and its core responsibilities are to build, update, amend and report Project Programmes using the Primavera P6 software. Working with Senior Planners we can offer coaching and guidance for your ongoing development into a planning expert and help drive outperformance amongst the team. The role’s responsibilities include:

• Directly support our Project Managers and Project Teams by delivering high quality and detailed P6 Programmes that support efficient project delivery.
• Developing and maintaining project plans through reliable project management methodologies with assurance of baseline scheduling.
• Enable project management to control the progress of contracts by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work (design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover), monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and potential early warnings.
• Help the project team minimise risk by identifying the critical path for our projects.
• Support project and programme level reporting to enhance the information and intelligence available for business planning.
• Lead the planning section at project progress review meetings.

Role Location

This role will provide planning support to projects spread across the large Severn Trent Region. There will be regular requirements to provide in-person support to the Project Teams at project site locations, alongside visits to the Regional Office based in Derby. Therefore, the ability to drive and travel is a key requirement of the role. Allowances and company benefits for travel are included in the job offer package. The Planning Team in the Region do manage to balance their workloads with elements of remote working, so this is available and flexible around individual project requirements.

Essential Experience

To be successful in this role, the person we are looking to employ MUST have the following skillsets. These skillsets are key to the role and will be used as an initial filter during application reviews.

• Project Planning experience on a variety of project sizes.
• Technical capabilities using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with Project teams.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to monitor and control project deviations.
• Appropriate professional qualifications relevant to the Planner role.
• Basic understanding of the NEC contract and its Project Planning requirements.

Desirable Skills & Experience

These skillsets will be beneficial to the role. Applicants are encouraged to clearly show on their application whether they have these and/or other transferable skills which could enhance their performance in this role.

• Infrastructure and/or water industry experience.
• Experience contributing to project review presentations whilst confidently presenting Planning information to project stakeholders.
• Construction, civil engineering, M&E or related building experience.
• Academic qualifications in a construction or infrastructure related subject.
• Experience using Power BI and/or similar project reporting software.
• Technical degree beneficial but not mandatory.
• Project management and project delivery experience.

Candidate Selection Process

Each application will be reviewed carefully by the MWH Treatment recruitment team, and appropriately experienced candidates will be selected for a remote screening interview with the Planning Manager and/or Programme Manager. This interview will allow MWHT to better understand your skillset and will explore your career history, professional capabilities, academic achievements and wider industry knowledge. Successful candidates will then be invited to a second-stage technical assessment which will involve a remote technical skills assessment and/or in-person interviews. As a responsible and respectable employer, MWH Treatment will make any reasonable adjustments necessary to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and with respect. This will ensure a transparent and equitable recruitment process for this position. Please liaise with our recruitment team at the earliest possible opportunity if you have any reasonable adjustments that MWH Treatment may need to make to meet your needs.