Senior Planner in IP1, Whitton, Suffolk

Energy Jobline CVL; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major energy job board is seeking a Senior Planner to work at their Head Office in Ipswich. The role involves providing planning advice, reviewing designs, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates should have civil engineering experience, an HNC qualification, and good communication skills. Hybrid working is offered along with a comprehensive benefits package, including life assurance, a pension scheme, and ample holiday.

Benefits

Life assurance cover (4× annual salary)

Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Extensive training programmes

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Company social calendar

Regular fun days and charity events

Qualifications

• Experience working on civil engineering sites.
• HNC Civil Engineering qualification required.
• Comfortable working in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and assistance on planning and engineering problems.
• Review sub-contracted design work for buildability.
• Ensure compliance with planning programmes and documents.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience on civil engineering sites

Programming software (Asta, Microsoft Project)

Education

HNC in Civil Engineering

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

At Jackson we are dynamic, innovative, and focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting and varied projects. We want our people to succeed both in work and life and to support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

We now have a need for a Senior Planner to work at our Head Office in Ipswich.

Main Duties for the Senior Planner

• Provide advice and assistance on planning, methods of construction, solutions to engineering problems and programme creation.
• Ensure that while planning each tender, all possible alternative methods and strategies have been considered and discussed with the tender team.
• Assist with providing supporting documents for each tender submission as required.
• Jointly review sub‑contracted design work with respect to buildability and tender compliance, seeking advice from the Technical Manager when necessary.
• Ensure that any programmes and supporting documents produced comply with all schemes’ specific constraints.
• Keep up to date with industry developments, innovations, and legislation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a wide experience of working on civil engineering sites, will have a minimum of an HNC civil engineering qualification and be comfortable working in a team. We’re after someone with good communication skills and ideally the successful candidate should be conversant with programming software, such as Asta or Microsoft Project. This isn‘t as essential as the correct site experience and training can be provided.

Benefits Package and Personal Development Opportunities

• Life assurance cover (4× annual salary)
• Company pension scheme (we match up to 8%)
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday (pro rata) plus bank holidays (option to buy more holiday)
• Extensive training programmes
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• The Great Escape – leaving work earlier every Friday!
• Employee benefits platform
• Free on‑site parking
• Company social calendar
• Regular fun days and a broad range of charity events
• A supportive business that genuinely wants to help you progress in your career

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, gender reassignment, maternity, belief, marriage, civil partnership, and any other protected characteristic. We also place high importance on our inclusive recruitment policy and will do our best to support those applicants who may need adjustments in order to take part in the recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any additional assistance or adjustments.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within two weeks, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.