Senior Planning Engineer

Taylor Woodrow; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Woodrow in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to lead the programme for a major transmission upgrade project. You will develop and manage the project programme from pre‑construction through commissioning, ensuring alignment with NEC contracts and delivery objectives.

You will work with project teams and suppliers to reflect reality in the schedule, identify risks, run what‑if analyses, and provide reliable progress reporting using Earned Value analyses.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Planner/Senior Planner on major infrastructure projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability and planning workshop leadership.
• Experience with NEC3/NEC4 contracts and schedule risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, fully resource‑loaded programmes.
• Ensure programmes align with NEC contracts and client procedures.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to validate sequencing and assumptions.
• Manage programme interfaces across project partners and attend coordination meetings.
• Support preparation of programme narratives and submissions.
• Provide programme insights for project decision‑making and forecasting.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value

Delay analysis

Risk analysis

What-if analysis

Workshop facilitation

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to play a key role in delivering a high-profile transmission upgrade programme. The project includes 69km of new overhead line, a new substation, and multiple extensions, forming a critical part of the UK’s energy infrastructure upgrade.

This is an opportunity to work on a major, complex programme where you will influence delivery strategy, drive performance, and support decision‑making at project level.

The Role

You will be responsible for developing and managing the project programme from pre‑construction through to commissioning and handover, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and delivery objectives.

Working closely with project teams, stakeholders, and supply chain partners, you’ll play a central role in ensuring the programme reflects reality, identifies risk, and drives performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, fully resourced programmes in Primavera P6
• Ensure programmes align with contractual requirements and client procedures
• Collaborate with delivery teams to validate sequencing, methodology and assumptions
• Manage programme interfaces across project partners and attend coordination meetings
• Support the preparation of programme narratives and submissions
• Provide programme insights to support project decision‑making
• Produce cost and resource‑loaded programmes for forecasting and planning
• Identify and analyse delay events in line with contract requirements
• Carry out what‑if scenario analysis
• Monitor and report on progress using tools such as Earned Value Analysis
• Identify risks and opportunities and incorporate these into programme strategies
• Support commercial and procurement teams with planning input
• Mentor and support junior planners

About You

• Significant experience as a Planner/Senior Planner on major infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies and project delivery lifecycle
• Proven ability to develop full lifecycle programmes independently
• Advanced Primavera P6 capability
• Experience leading collaborative planning workshops
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts
• Experience in delay analysis and programme scenario modelling
• Strong reporting and performance analysis experience (e.g. Earned Value)