Senior Planner: Energy Infrastructure Expert (P6)

BAM UK & Ireland; Drax; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Family-friendly policies

Company car / travel allowance

Pension 8% matched

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteer day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland invites applications for a Senior Planner to support the Eastern Green Link 2 project team, focusing on large-scale energy infrastructure and grid strengthening. The role involves close work with site teams to ensure accurate scheduling and reporting across the project lifecycle, up to 2029.

The successful candidate will bring strong Primavera P6 skills, site experience and a proactive approach to identify risks, opportunities and mitigation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner (or Senior Planner) on large-scale energy infrastructure or similar projects.
• Expert in Primavera P6 with strong understanding of programme logic, resourcing and critical path management.

Responsibilities

• Support the Construction Team with project controls and reporting.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Interface and Design Managers, Construction and Commercial teams.
• Engage with client site Planning Team and key supply chain partners.
• Manage monthly reporting, payment milestones and earned value within the P6 programme.
• Track site progress, analyse performance and identify risks and mitigations.
• Support change programmes and narratives per FIDIC contracts.
• Develop and update project schedules with change control and resource allocation.
• Draft internal/external reporting on programme progress.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project planning

Critical path management

Stakeholder communication

Construction sequencing

Mentoring

Tools

Synchro

Deltek Acumen Risk

Job description

BAM UK & Ireland invites applications for a Senior Planner to support the Eastern Green Link 2 project team, focusing on large-scale energy infrastructure and grid strengthening. The role involves close work with site teams to ensure accurate scheduling and reporting across the project lifecycle, up to 2029.

The successful candidate will bring strong Primavera P6 skills, site experience and a proactive approach to identify risks, opportunities and mitigation.