Senior Planning Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car / car allowance

Smart working and flexible working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer contrib

Family-friendly policies (maternity/pP

Professional membership support

Employee Assistance Programme

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer for a major substation project at Bramford. You’ll regularly attend site and work from a local Balfour Beatty office, delivering ambitious plans that support the UK's net-zero transition.

You will lead planning across tender, pre-construction and delivery, analyse performance, report progress with KPIs, and mentor junior planners while embracing flexibility and clear career progression in a leading

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.
• Significant planning experience on major infrastructure, utilities, power or energy projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Asta Powerproject; associated reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts.
• Experience in earned value management, QSRA and programme risk management.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and managing fully resourced project programmes.
• Leading planning activities across tender, pre-construction and delivery phases.
• Producing and presenting tender programmes and planning strategies.
• Analyzing programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and implementing mitigation measures.
• Managing change, progress reporting and earned value analysis.
• Providing insightful planning reports, dashboards and KPIs to project stakeholders.
• Supporting project teams in achieving programme milestones and contractual requirements.
• Mentoring and developing junior planners within the business.
• Driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools and methodologies.

Skills

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Earned value management

QSRA

Programme risk management

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Leadership of planning activities

Education

Engineering / Construction Management degree

Job description

About The Role

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is currently recruiting for a Senior Planning Engineer to support the successful delivery of a major substation project at Bramford.

What you'll be doing

This role will require regular site attendance at Bramford Substation, with your local Balfour Beatty office acting as your contractual base. Working as part of a high-performing team, you will play a critical role in planning and delivering infrastructure that supports the UK's transition to Net Zero.

As a Senior Planning Engineer, you'll be at the heart of a major power infrastructure project, influencing delivery from concept through to completion. This is an opportunity to work on a complex, high-profile programme while benefiting from genuine flexibility, career progression, and the support of one of the UK's leading infrastructure organisations.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Developing, maintaining and managing fully resourced project programmes.
• Leading planning activities across tender, pre‑construction and delivery phases.
• Producing and presenting tender programmes and planning strategies.
• Analysing programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and implementing mitigation measures.
• Managing change, progress reporting and earned value analysis.
• Providing insightful planning reports, dashboards and KPIs to project stakeholders.
• Supporting project teams in achieving programme milestones and contractual requirements.
• Mentoring and developing junior planners within the business.
• Driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools and methodologies.

Who we're looking for

You Will Ideally Have

• A degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Significant planning experience within major infrastructure, utilities, power or energy projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject and associated reporting tools.
• A strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts.
• Experience in earned value management, QSRA and programme risk management.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• The ability to lead planning activities independently whilst supporting wider project teams.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects, developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company car or car allowance
• Smart working and flexible working arrangements
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with up to 7% employer contribution
• Family-friendly policies, including:
• 28 weeks' full pay for maternity/adoption leave
• Four weeks' full pay for paternity/partner leave
• Professional membership support and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Share incentive plan
• Volunteering leave and recognition schemes

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is currently recruiting for a Senior Planning Engineer to support the successful delivery of major transmission and substation projects across the UK.

Based ideally from our Leeds office at Century Way. Working as part of a high‑performing team, you will play a critical role in planning and delivering infrastructure that supports the UK's transition to Net Zero

This is an opportunity to work on complex, high‑profile programmes that are critical to the UK's energy future while benefiting from genuine flexibility, career progression and the support of one of the industry's leading infrastructure organisations.