Senior Planning Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear services provider is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to manage project schedules for critical nuclear projects in Warrington or Bristol. This full-time role involves creating and maintaining schedules, tracking progress, and ensuring project delivery on time. The ideal candidate will have experience in regulated sectors and strong knowledge of Primavera P6. Benefits include a matched pension scheme and various wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to annual health check

Holiday Trading benefit

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee share scheme

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in planning within engineering, nuclear, or other highly regulated sectors is essential.
• Strong knowledge in using Primavera P6 for project scheduling.
• Capability to manage schedule changes in compliance with NEC4 contracts.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain detailed project schedules.
• Track project progress and identify deviations.
• Support Project Managers to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Proven experience in planning within engineering

Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6

Experience delivering high-value, complex projects

Familiarity with NEC4 contracts

Ability to produce monthly programme updates

Education

Professional certifications in planning or project controls

Job description

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Location:

Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer

Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF66478

Shape the future of Nuclear Engineering with Cavendish Nuclear.

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Planning Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol.

The role

As aSenior Planning Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of some of the UK’s most critical nuclear projects. You’ll play a vital role in shaping and maintaining robust project schedules that drive delivery excellence across the full project lifecycle. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—on national infrastructure, on your career, and on the future of clean energy and defence.

This is afull-time, permanentposition working37 hours per weekon ahybrid basis, with flexibility to work from home and on-site at Warrington (Cheshire) or Bristol.

Day-to-day, you’ll

• Create and maintain detailed project schedules from initiation through to completion
• Track progress, identify deviations, and propose recovery actions
• Support Project Managers to ensure delivery on time, within scope and budget
• Manage schedule changes in line with NEC4 commercial requirements
• Produce clear, concise reports and updates for internal and external stakeholders

Essential experience of the Senior Planning Engineer:

• Proven experience in planning within engineering, nuclear, or other highly regulated sectors
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Experience delivering high-value, complex projects across the full lifecycle
• Familiarity with NEC4 contracts and commercial scheduling
• Ability to produce monthly programme updates for customers

Qualifications for the Senior Planning Engineer:

• Professional certifications in planning or project controls would be advantageous
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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