Senior Planning Engineer

BAM UK & Ireland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car/travel allowance

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteering day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM Nuttall is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer for the ASTI onshore team to drive detailed, first-principles programmes for large-scale energy infrastructure projects near Inverness. You will work from regional offices and visit sites as needed, coordinating with subcontractors, estimators and commercial teams.

You will bring at least 5 years of planning experience, strong NEC contract knowledge, and proficient use of Primavera P6, Excel and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years planning experience in civil engineering projects.
• Experience delivering programmes under NEC contracts preferred.
• Qualification in Civil Engineering/Construction at HND level or equivalent preferred.
• Competent in using planning software, P6 is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed programmes in P6 from first principles including resource loading.
• Integrate and manage sub-contractor and supplier programmes with our own.
• Assimilate and interpret information from tender and project documentation.
• Understand civil construction techniques and develop them into a working programme.
• Coordinate with estimators and commercial teams on all programme aspects.
• Chair collaborative planning workshops with clients, operational teams and subcontractors.
• Update and monitor project progress, compile reports against project requirements.
• Introduce and analyse change in programmes to support commercial teams.
• Maintain awareness of latest construction techniques.

Skills

P6 planning

NEC contracts

Civil engineering scheduling

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project delivery

Site coordination

Education

HND Civil Engineering/Construction

BSc/BEng Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrow BAM Nuttall are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Senior Planning Engineer to join our ASTI onshore team. As part of this team, you will play a key part in delivering large civil engineering projects that will provide critical infrastructure to enable future, renewable developments across Scotland. The projects are located near Inverness-shire and along the Moray coast. You will be required to work out of our regional offices initially which are located in Inverness and Kilsyth before visiting site during project delivery. The projects are within the energy infrastructure sector, building new substations and HVDC converter stations to support Scotland's transition to net Zero.

Whilst BAM support flexible working options we are seeking individuals who are able to attend site/office the majority of each week.

Your team

• This is a site-based role located in Inverness-shire.

Making Possible

• Developing and maintaining detailed programmes in P6 from first principles including resource loading.
• Integration and management of sub-contractor and supplier programmes with our own.
• Assimilate and interpret information from tender and project documentation.
• Understand civil construction techniques and developing them into a working programme.
• Coordinate with estimators and commercial teams on all programme aspects.
• Compile concise narratives, phasing, reports and supporting documents for input into quality submissions for tenders and projects.
• Take ownership of the programme to drive project delivery.
• Utilise a number of planning techniques and tools to communicate the programme effectively.
• Contribute, support and communicate programme information, risk and commercial issues to operational teams in a variety of formats.
• Chair collaborative planning workshops with clients, operational teams and subcontractors (depending on Project requirements).
• Update and monitor project progress, compile reports against project and contract requirements.
• Introduce and analyse change in programmes and support the commercial teams.
• Evaluate supply chain and subcontract programmes.
• Comply with business processes and systems.
• Maintain awareness of latest construction techniques.

What do you bring to the role?

• Experience of delivering programme under the NEC form of contract is preferable.
• Must have at least 5 years’ planning experience and will require the ability to communicate and manage own workload and support site team within a portfolio of projects
• A qualification in Civil Engineering/Construction to HND level or equivalent is preferred but not essential
• Competent in the use of various planning software, P6 is a must.
• A demonstrable ability to develop, own and drive programmes.
• The ability to communicate effectively with all parties.
• Comfortable in presenting and client facing situations.
• Can demonstrate experience of working closely with site construction teams and understanding of each "customer's" programme requirements.
• A clear ability for logical thinking and working in an ordered fashion.
• The ability to work to often challenging timescales.
• Experience in producing summary construction or project control information in excel and Power BI would be an advantage
• Tender experience would be an advantage.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen with a track record of change management within NEC contracts.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.