Senior P6 Planner — Energy Infrastructure Projects

Stantec; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Paid professional subscriptions

Structured training and development

Support to become chartered

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Stantec is expanding its Energy team in the UK and seeks a P6 Planner to support transmission and distribution projects from development through delivery. You will develop and maintain detailed programmes, integrate subcontractor schedules and provide planning insight for decision making across NEC4 contracts, ensuring milestones and baselines are met.

You will collaborate with project managers, design teams and clients, manage changes, assess risks and drive recovery strategies to keep projects

Qualifications

• Significant experience developing and managing complex project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Demonstrable experience managing programme change within P6, in line with contractual and client requirements.
• Solid understanding of design, engineering and construction sequencing.
• Experience working under NEC4 contracts.
• Ability to analyse programme performance, identify risks, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project programmes across all lifecycle stages.
• Integrate subcontractor schedules and manage programme updates.
• Provide critical planning insight to support project decision‑making.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify risks/delays.
• Evaluate contractor programme submissions and changes.
• Develop mitigation and recovery strategies to keep projects on track.

Skills

Primavera P6

Critical path analysis

Stakeholder management

Construction sequencing

NEC4 contracts

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Stantec is expanding its Energy team in the UK and seeks a P6 Planner to support transmission and distribution projects from development through delivery. You will develop and maintain detailed programmes, integrate subcontractor schedules and provide planning insight for decision making across NEC4 contracts, ensuring milestones and baselines are met.

You will collaborate with project managers, design teams and clients, manage changes, assess risks and drive recovery strategies to keep projects