Project Planner - Substations

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Penhow; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy solutions provider is seeking a Planner to join their Transmission & Renewables team. Based in South Wales, this hybrid role involves working on National Grid substation projects, collaborating with site delivery, and leveraging your expertise in planning techniques. The ideal candidate will have experience with Primavera P6 and a background in major infrastructure projects. Benefits include annual leave, car scheme, and private health care.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

My Car Choice salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme

Car allowance

Private health care and health care cash plan

Qualifications

• Experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience in earned value management, NEC contracts, and change management processes.
• Experience in the energy sector is beneficial; experience on major infrastructure projects is also valued.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a growing team of Planners working on National Grid substation projects across the UK.
• Collaborate with the site delivery team and attend client meetings from initial planning to final handover.
• Work with the bid team to provide planning expertise for competitive and accurate bids.
• Collect benchmarking data for value assessments and manage risk, issue, and opportunity registers.
• Explore and implement new planning techniques and technologies.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Earned value management

NEC contracts

Change management processes

Energy sector experience

Major infrastructure projects

Job description

Overview

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 Transmission & Renewables 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 role is based in and around the South West/South Wales and is a hybrid role offering flexibility to work from home, with at least two days a week at project sites. A driving licence is required as you will travel to site and our offices.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a growing team of Planners working on National Grid substation projects across the UK.
• Collaborate with the site delivery team and attend client meetings from initial planning to final handover.
• Work with the bid team to provide planning expertise for competitive and accurate bids.
• Collect benchmarking data for value assessments and manage risk, issue, and opportunity registers.
• Explore and implement new planning techniques and technologies and lead a change agenda for business improvement.

What you'll bring

• Experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience in earned value management, NEC contracts, and change management processes.
• Experience in energy sector is beneficial; experience on major infrastructure projects is also valued.

What's in it for you?

• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• My Car Choice salary sacrifice EV/Hybrid car scheme.
• Car allowance.
• Private health care and health care cash plan.

About us and our values

We aim 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 are committed to supporting army veterans and have ENABLE inclusion networks to foster belonging. Our values guide how we work with each other and with clients, communities, and the planet. We recruit with these values in mind to align aspirations and ways of working. We are responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet. We are open and seek new and better ways to exceed expectations. We’re together 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, graduate, or progressing through your career, you’ll have access to industry-recognised programmes, training and development. This is an exceptional time to be part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Some roles require 3rd party background checks and drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.