Senior Planning Engineer – Power Transmission & Substations

Balfour Beatty plc; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car / car allowance

Smart working and flexible working

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer contrib

Family-friendly policies (maternity/pP

Professional membership support

Employee Assistance Programme

Share incentive plan

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer for a major substation project at Bramford. You’ll regularly attend site and work from a local Balfour Beatty office, delivering ambitious plans that support the UK's net-zero transition.

You will lead planning across tender, pre-construction and delivery, analyse performance, report progress with KPIs, and mentor junior planners while embracing flexibility and clear career progression in a leading

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.
• Significant planning experience on major infrastructure, utilities, power or energy projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Asta Powerproject; associated reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of NEC3/NEC4 contracts.
• Experience in earned value management, QSRA and programme risk management.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and managing fully resourced project programmes.
• Leading planning activities across tender, pre-construction and delivery phases.
• Producing and presenting tender programmes and planning strategies.
• Analyzing programme performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and implementing mitigation measures.
• Managing change, progress reporting and earned value analysis.
• Providing insightful planning reports, dashboards and KPIs to project stakeholders.
• Supporting project teams in achieving programme milestones and contractual requirements.
• Mentoring and developing junior planners within the business.
• Driving continuous improvement in planning processes, tools and methodologies.

Skills

Primavera P6

Asta Powerproject

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Earned value management

QSRA

Programme risk management

Analytical

Stakeholder management

Leadership of planning activities

Education

Engineering / Construction Management degree

Job description

Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer for a major substation project at Bramford. You’ll regularly attend site and work from a local Balfour Beatty office, delivering ambitious plans that support the UK's net-zero transition.

You will lead planning across tender, pre-construction and delivery, analyse performance, report progress with KPIs, and mentor junior planners while embracing flexibility and clear career progression in a leading