Senior Planning Lead – MEH/Nuclear Projects (Hybrid)

Hinkley Point C; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Pension + life assurance

Digital GP & health checks

Employee share scheme

Shopping portal

Professional fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Hinkley Point C in Somerset is seeking a Lead Planning Manager to drive the integration and control of complex MEH schedules across disciplines. You will align delivery activities, manage interfaces and constraints, and ensure the programme remains achievable and well-coordinated.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead Level 5 planning, oversee 16-week lookahead, and coordinate interfaces with engineering, materials and construction teams.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within a project controls, planning or programme controls environment.
• Proven experience coordinating complex, multidisciplinary programmes within major project environments.
• Strong expertise in schedule management, including Level 5 planning and lookahead planning.
• Experience managing project interfaces, constraints and dependencies to enable predictable delivery.
• Ability to lead, influence and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading the integration of Mechanical, Electrical and HVAC Level 5 schedules across the programme.
• Coordinating development and review of discipline and area four-week lookahead plans.
• Managing the consolidation and maintenance of the overall 16-week lookahead schedule.
• Integrating engineering, materials, access, resource, construction, testing and commissioning requirements into delivery plans.
• Promoting collaborative planning, constructive challenge and professional standards to support successful programme delivery.

Skills

Schedule management

Level 5 planning

Lookahead planning

Stakeholder management

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related

Job description

Hinkley Point C in Somerset is seeking a Lead Planning Manager to drive the integration and control of complex MEH schedules across disciplines. You will align delivery activities, manage interfaces and constraints, and ensure the programme remains achievable and well-coordinated.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead Level 5 planning, oversee 16-week lookahead, and coordinate interfaces with engineering, materials and construction teams.