Senior Project Planner - BESS (Hybrid, Growth, LTIP)

Mint Selection | B Corp; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus and LTIP

Hybrid working

Pension

BESS project exposure

Career growth

Job summary

Mint Selection | B Corp is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support the delivery of cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across the UK. You will oversee full lifecycle planning, liaising with senior leaders and project managers to keep schedules and costs on track.

The role requires 10+ years in M&E project planning, expert Primavera P6 and PowerBI skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach to meet deadlines and budgets within a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• 10 or more years of proven experience in project planning within Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) projects.
• Strong expertise in schedule coordination, cost forecasting, and earned value management.
• Solid understanding of SIMOPS, contractor schedule validation, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and PowerBI.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive mindset with a strong focus on delivering high-impact renewable energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Plan and monitor full project lifecycles, reporting progress to senior leadership and project managers.
• Coordinate schedules, costs, and resource models, including developing “what-if” scenarios to mitigate project risks.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to align timelines and validate contractor schedules.
• Analyse schedule and cost variances, ensure SIMOPS compliance, and recommend corrective actions to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Support progress reporting, baseline schedule development, and risk management processes.
• Contribute to lessons learned documentation and project closeout activities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk analysis

Renewable energy project delivery

Tools

Primavera P6

PowerBI

Job description

Mint Selection | B Corp is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support the delivery of cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across the UK. You will oversee full lifecycle planning, liaising with senior leaders and project managers to keep schedules and costs on track.

The role requires 10+ years in M&E project planning, expert Primavera P6 and PowerBI skills, and a proactive, collaborative approach to meet deadlines and budgets within a hybrid work setup.