Senior Mechanical Construction Planner

EDF; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

EDF is recruiting a Mechanical Construction Planner for the Hinkley Point C project in the UK. The role focuses on developing and maintaining detailed mechanical Level 5 construction schedules and four-week lookahead plans, ensuring alignment with overall milestones and site progress.

You will integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning requirements into planning activities and provide regular, evidence-based progress updates to support safe, predictable

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in construction planning.
• Experience developing and maintaining construction schedules, ideally large-scale projects.
• Good understanding of construction sequencing, progress measurement and quantity tracking.
• Ability to integrate engineering, materials, access, resources and commissioning requirements into construction plans.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration with construction, engineering, project controls and delivery teams.
• Ability to work accurately to deadlines within a complex, regulated environment.
• Experience in nuclear, heavy industry or major infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
• Commitment to health, safety, quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed mechanical Level 5 construction schedules.
• Prepare, maintain and update mechanical four-week lookahead plans.
• Ensure mechanical schedules align with 16-week lookahead and key milestones.
• Establish activity-level progress and quantity measurement requirements.
• Measure construction progress and track quantities against plan.
• Provide schedule progress updates with evidence.
• Integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning into planning.
• Confirm activity readiness with construction and delivery teams.
• Identify constraints, risks and potential impacts; escalate as needed.
• Provide visibility of readiness, productivity and schedule performance for safe delivery.
• Collaborate with MEH Planning and Project Control teams to support delivery.
• Maintain accurate planning information reflecting site progress.
• Maintain mechanical Level 5 schedules and weekly lookahead plans.
• Provide inputs to MEH 16-week lookahead.
• Produce progress updates and quantity trackers.

Skills

Construction planning

Schedule development

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Deadline management

Nuclear/major infra awareness

Education

HNC in engineering

Job description

EDF is recruiting a Mechanical Construction Planner for the Hinkley Point C project in the UK. The role focuses on developing and maintaining detailed mechanical Level 5 construction schedules and four-week lookahead plans, ensuring alignment with overall milestones and site progress.

You will integrate engineering, materials, access, resources, quality and commissioning requirements into planning activities and provide regular, evidence-based progress updates to support safe, predictable