Senior Planning Engineer

Gold Group; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

Healthcare

Life Assurance

Private Medical

28 days leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Gold Group in Darlington is seeking a Senior Planner or Planner (M&E) to lead construction programmes across tender and live projects. The role is hybrid with 2 days remote and offers exposure to diverse M&E-intensive schemes across the North East.

You will develop and manage schedules, support bid strategies, and collaborate with delivery teams to keep programmes aligned, while progressing within a growing business and expanding your career.

Qualifications

• Strong UK construction industry experience.
• Proficiency in M&E planning for building projects.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ambition to develop and progress within a growing business.
• Experience with tender and live project planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage construction programmes across tender and live project stages.
• Support bid teams with programme strategy, sequencing and methodology.
• Work closely with project, commercial and delivery teams to ensure programme alignment.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and support mitigation strategies.
• Provide planning expertise across a broad range of M&E-intensive projects.
• Support successful project delivery through robust programme management.

Skills

M&E planning experience

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Ambition to progress

Tools

Asta Powerproject

Primavera P6

Job description

Title: Senior Planner or Planner (M&E)
Location: Darlington (Hybrid - 2 days remote)
Salary: £60-95,000 + car allowance + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Planner, or an ambitious Planner ready to step up, to join a busy and growing contractor with a strong pipeline of projects across the North East. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a high-performing team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple build sectors, including hospitals, prisons, commercial offices, schools and other major developments.

Working across both tender and contract stages, you will play a key role in developing and managing construction programmes, supporting project teams from early bid strategy through to successful delivery on site. With exposure to a wide range of technically challenging schemes, this role offers excellent variety, career development and the opportunity to make a real impact across a substantial regional workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage construction programmes across tender and live project stages
• Support bid teams with programme strategy, sequencing and methodology
• Work closely with project, commercial and delivery teams to ensure programme alignment
• Monitor progress, identify risks and support mitigation strategies
• Provide planning expertise across a broad range of M&E-intensive projects
• Support successful project delivery through robust programme management

Requirements

• Strong UK construction industry experience
• Proven M&E planning experience across building projects
• Proficiency in Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6
• Strong understanding of construction processes, sequencing and project delivery
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ambition to develop and progress within a growing business

The Opportunity

• Join a contractor with a strong and secure pipeline of North East projects
• Work across a wide variety of sectors including healthcare, justice, commercial and education
• Excellent exposure to both pre-construction and delivery planning
• Genuine long-term career progression for both experienced Senior Planners and ambitious Planners ready for the next step

Offer

• Starting salary £60-95,000 + package
• Annual car allowance of £6,000 or choice of company car
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme and other great benefits.