Senior M&E Planner

Wates Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & profit share

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel to sites covered

Private Medical

Pension 6% employers' contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development

Family leave benefits

Job summary

Wates Group is seeking a Senior M&E Planner for SES Engineering Services in our Central Region, focusing on high-profile mechanical and electrical projects across multiple sectors. This role emphasizes integrated programmes, collaboration with site teams, and progressing complex schedules.

You will study specifications and contract documents with engineers to ensure planning adequacy, provide regular progress reporting, and align drop-down programmes with SES best practices to protect commercial

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and programming of mechanical and electrical projects.
• Ability to study specs and contract docs to ensure schedule adequacy.
• Proven track record of regular project progress reporting.

Responsibilities

• Work with site team and main contractor to integrate programmes.
• Study drawings and contract docs with engineers to ensure planning adequacy.
• Carry out regular reporting to track programme position and progress.
• Coordinate with project team to issue progress reports and maintain SES best practices.

Skills

M&E planning

Project scheduling

Progress reporting

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Degree in Engineering or Construction

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

SENIOR PLANNER - SES

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Senior M&E Planner to join our Central Region focussing on high profile, technically complex mechanical and electrical projects across multiple sectors.

If you are passionate about mechanical and electrical aspects of construction and are looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

About The Role

Our Senior Planners are a valuable part of our business, and their role will encompass ensuring adequacy of the planning and programming of projects. Whilst providing functional leadership and following company procedures and project requirements to allow proper management and commercial protection to be achieved.

As Our Senior Planner You Will

• Work with the site team and main contractor to ensure the projects have fully integrated programmes sequenced in the correct manner to allow the successful completion of the project
• Thoroughly study specifications, drawings and relevant contract documents/ correspondence in conjunction with engineers and surveyors to ensure adequacy of the planning and programming of projects
• Carry out regular reporting on projects to allow the site team to understand the programme position in relation to progress
• Liaise with the project team to ensure progress reports, progress percentages and drop-down programmes, are produced and issued in accordance with SES Best practice, company procedures and project requirements to allow proper management and commercial protection to be achieved

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

SES are committed to the fair treatment of people with criminal records, including employees and potential employees. We ensure that our recruitment, promotion, and retention activity does not treat people less favourably because of an offending background.

Basic Check

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

Our Commitments

Wates is proud to be an employer where anyone can thrive, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every requirement, as we value transferable skills and assess all applications fairly. We don't discriminate based on a criminal record; all applications are reviewed on an individual basis against the requirements of the role. Some roles may require additional checks, due to the nature of the work. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the role and opt in to the Disability Confident scheme. Reasonable adjustments are available, please contact us at [e-mail].