Senior BESS Project Planner - Hybrid UK Renewable

Mint Selection | B Corp; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus LTIP

Pension

High-profile projects

Career growth

Job summary

Mint Selection | B Corp is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across the UK. The role involves managing project lifecycles, coordinating schedules and costs, and ensuring SIMOPS compliance to meet deadlines and budgets.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in M&E project planning, expertise in earned value management, and proficiency in Primavera P6 and PowerBI.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven experience in project planning within M&E projects.
• Strong expertise in schedule coordination, cost forecasting, and earned value management.
• Solid understanding of SIMOPS, contractor schedule validation, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and PowerBI.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on delivering high-impact renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor full project lifecycles, reporting progress to senior leadership and project managers.
• Coordinate schedules, costs, and resource models, including developing “what-if” scenarios to mitigate project risks.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to align timelines and validate contractor schedules.
• Analyse schedule and cost variances, ensure SIMOPS compliance, and recommend corrective actions to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Support progress reporting, baseline schedule development, and risk management processes.
• Contribute to lessons learned documentation and project closeout activities.

Skills

Schedule coordination

Cost forecasting

Earned value management

SIMOPS

Contractor schedule validation

Risk analysis

Primavera P6

PowerBI

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Primavera P6

PowerBI

Job description

Mint Selection | B Corp is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across the UK. The role involves managing project lifecycles, coordinating schedules and costs, and ensuring SIMOPS compliance to meet deadlines and budgets.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in M&E project planning, expertise in earned value management, and proficiency in Primavera P6 and PowerBI.