Senior Planning Engineer

Skanska; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join the HS2 team in London. The role involves assisting in the development of construction programs, ensuring compliance with planning standards, and interfacing with various teams. Candidates should have a degree in civil engineering and relevant planning experience in civil engineering projects. Competency in Primavera P6 and Tilos is essential, along with knowledge of safety and risk management. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or an appropriate professional qualification.
• Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects.
• Competence in Primavera P6 and Tilos.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Planning Manager in developing construction programmes.
• Ensure the programme meets access dates and milestones.
• Contribute to programme risk assessment and mitigation.

Skills

Planning function experience

Knowledge of safety and environment management

Resource loading

Risk assessment

Education

Degree in civil engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Tilos

Job description

General information

City / town : London

Job field : Construction

External closing date : Monday, January 5, 2026

Type of contract : Permanent

ID : 5550

Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join our HS2 team in London.

Reporting to the Planning Manager to assist the Planning Manager to develop and monitor the construction programme. Ensuring compliance with the SCS planning standards and HS2 requirements to provide a safe, efficient and cost-effective programme meeting all required access dates, milestones and key dates.

What you’ll do

• Assist the Planning Manager in development of the Asset Structure, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), calendars and dates to be used by SCS, aligned with the Cost Break Down Structure (CBS) and Employer`s Data Dictionary.
• Help to develop cost and resource loaded construction programmes during ECI Stage One with submission in accordance to the required delivery milestones.
• Ensuring the Construction programme meets all required access dates, milestones and key dates in compliance with the Employer’s Planning requirements, contract data and works information.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with other functional teams including, but not limited to : BIM Team, design team, estimation and construction execution.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Degree in civil engineering or an appropriate professional qualification
• Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects
• Knowledge of the development and implementation of Asset structures, Planning Standards, WBS and Planning processes in a BIM environment.
• Competence in Primavera P6 and Tilos
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

More information about the role

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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