Senior Planner

NG Bailey Engineering; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Planner to manage and plan high-value projects effectively. The ideal candidate will have considerable experience in MEP / Industrial Building Services projects and be proficient in P6. Responsibilities include facilitating planning meetings, ensuring timely reporting, and monitoring progress. The position offers competitive salary, travel allowance, and flexible benefits, with growth opportunities within a supportive environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Employee assistance program

Personal development programme

Travel allowance

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Industrial Building Services projects is essential.
• Construction site experience required.
• Ability to create and own the programming from initial tender through to completion, including commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate internal planning meetings with project stakeholders.
• Ensure timely production of planning outputs and reports.
• Monitor progress and productivity against project plans.
• Maintain and update contract baseline as necessary.
• Perform Time/Risk analysis with the project team.
• Participate in bid activities as requested.

Skills

Project Planning

Critical Path Analysis

Resource Planning

Cost Management

Productivity Monitoring

Excellent Communication

Tools

P6

Job description

Senior Planner

Birmingham / West Midlands

Perm/Full Time

Competitive Salary, Travel Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Planner to join our West Midlands part of the Engineering business to work on exciting projects coming through the pipeline.

The main purpose of the role is to plan the allocated high value / complex project producing workable realistic and efficient programmes of work which meet an appropriate standards. Plans will be implemented with the best-practice approach utilising Critical Path Analysis, Resource Planning, Cost Management and Progress/Productivity Monitoring and Control.

Responsibilities

Key deliverables in this role are:

• Arrange and facilitate internal integrated planning meetings with relevant project stakeholders to agree the team input into the project plan and work closely with said team and our external customer. Produce and agree a Contract Baseline programme for each allocated project; that aligns with the agreed formal contract, price and workscope, and reduces risk for NG Bailey.
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, ensure that planning outputs / reports are produced in a timely manner for all contract reviews. Support operational teams in order to ascertain whether project targets are being achieved and to jointly establish and agree any corrective measures to be taken where necessary.
• Take responsibility for all allocated projects, ensuring that progress and productivity is effectively monitored against project plan, produce and circulate clear reports to the appropriate stakeholders in a concise and timely manner (e.g. Resource Histograms, 'S' Curves, Earned Value Analysis).
• Maintain and update contract baseline in line with agreed contract change (eg variations). Ensure that change impacts are effectively communicated to Operations and Commercial Teams. Ensure that the inclusion of variations are communicated and integrated into project plans.
• In conjunction with the Planning Manager, perform Time/Risk analysis against programmes at regular intervals with the Project Manager throughout the whole project life cycle.
• Participate within bid activity as requested by the senior management; working in conjunction with the Business Development department, in line with the Focus Win processes.
• Ensure that all planning related activities are carried out in compliance with contractual obligations, internal processes and external legislation governing business operations.

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Considerable experience in a planning role on medium to large MEP / Industrial Building Services projects is essential.
• Proficient with using P6
• Construction site experience
• Experience of NEC 3 contracts (desirable)
• Must be able to create and own the programming from initial tender through to completion including commissioning.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
• Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Free 24/7 365 Employee assistance program to support mental health and wellbeing (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Discounts
• Personal development programme
• Flexible Benefits
• Travel allowance

Next Steps

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.