Senior Planning Engineer

E.B.P.; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to high-profile projects across Yorkshire, ensuring the successful delivery of engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong planning experience and a strategic mindset, adept at utilizing various planning tools like P6 and MSP. With a commitment to professional growth and a supportive work environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the engineering sector while enjoying a flexible hybrid working policy.

Benefits

Competitive salary

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

Qualifications

• 5+ years of planning experience with strong communication skills.
• Experience with NEC contracts and change management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed programmes in P6 and MSP.
• Coordinate with estimators and commercial teams on programmes.
• Update and monitor project progress, compile reports.

Skills

Planning Experience

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Change Management

Contractual Acumen

Logical Thinking

Education

HND in Civil Engineering/Construction

Tools

P6

MSP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

BAM Nuttall is a leader in delivering complex and sustainable engineering projects across the UK. With a strong foothold in the North of England, we are engaged in numerous frameworks and high-profile projects in the highways, flood, water, and energy sectors. Our team thrives on a culture of excellence, collaboration, and dedication to maintaining the highest standards. We believe in nurturing talent, fostering professional growth, and providing a supportive and inclusive work environment.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Planning Engineer to join our dynamic planning team, working out of our Leeds office, covering projects throughout Yorkshire. This is an exceptional opportunity for a driven professional to play a pivotal role in the success and delivery of various projects across the region. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with excellent communication and analytical skills. The role may suit an experienced engineer/sub-agent looking for a change.

Your work environment

• BAM operates a flexible working policy.
• This is a hybrid role based at our Leeds office location.
• People are at the heart of what we do at BAM. We recognize that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Your mission

As a Senior Planning Engineer, you will report to the Planning Manager and be responsible for the following:

• Developing and maintaining detailed programmes in P6 and MSP from first principles including resource and cost 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.

Who are we looking for?

• Experience of delivering programmes under the NEC form of contract is preferable.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen with a track record of change management within NEC contracts.
• 5 years’ planning experience and will require the ability to communicate and manage own workload and support Planning Engineers within the region.
• A qualification in Civil Engineering/Construction to HND level or equivalent is preferred but not essential.
• Competent in the use of various planning software.
• 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 and the ability to develop programmes from first principles.
• Experience of QSRA’s preferred but not essential.

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.

BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.

Our recruitment process, what you need to know?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.