Site Planning Lead - PSC

Wood; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Caring team culture

Energy Transition Academy

Hybrid/Remote flexibility

Job summary

Wood is recruiting for a Site Planning Lead to support the PCC construction scope on a contract basis, based on site in Stockton. The role requires expert Primavera P6 knowledge and CPM methods to develop, maintain and assure robust construction schedules, with accurate forecasting and early warning of risks.

You will work closely with the PCC Construction Manager, Site Construction Lead and Project Controls to deliver integrated schedules, drive performance and enable informed decision-making

Qualifications

• Managing planning on multi-disciplinary large-scale projects, preferably with EPC/EPCC.
• Execution planning.
• Experience with delay analysis and recovery planning.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present high-quality reports and summaries.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership abilities.
• Ability to leverage digital planning tools for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main planning lead for the PCC construction scope of the project.
• Develop and assure integrity of all PCC construction planning deliverables.
• Provide post-update analysis and forecast of critical/near-critical paths to the project team.
• Manage baseline integrity and assess proposed schedule changes with Change Control processes.
• Support Project Controls and PCC Construction Manager with planning procedures and guidance.
• Ensure contractor planning and progress measurement compliance and integrity.

Skills

P6 Primavera CPM

Schedule risk analysis

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom

Job Description

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is recruiting for a Site Planning Lead to support the delivery of the PCC (Power, Capture and Compression) construction scope on a contract basis, based on site in Stockton.

The Role

The role provides planning leadership to support delivery of the PCC construction scope, ensuring that project construction schedules remain robust, integrated, risk-informed and aligned with Clients Planning and Scheduling Procedures and progress measurement requirements as well as the EPCC contract obligations.

Working closely with the PCC Construction Manager, Site Construction Lead, Site Project Controls Engineer, Project Controls team, contractors and key stakeholders, the Site Planning Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining and assuring the integrity of PCC construction schedules and progress measurement systems, providing accurate forecasting, early warning of schedule risks and effective decision-support information to enable successful project delivery.

Site Planning Lead shall demonstrate personal commitment to safety and cyber security through behaviour, awareness and work with Contractors to ensure that the required attention is given.

Responsibilities

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Within Technical Consulting, our clients range from both major and independent operators of onshore oil & gas and clean energy facilities such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and windfarms, through to suppliers,fabricatorsand EPC contractors. We execute projects from concept through detailed design,constructionand commissioning on a world-wide basis. We are proud to be working on projects that support the energy transition journey, enabling a more sustainable future for us all.

What we can offer

• A caring team culturewe support each other professionally and personally, encouraging knowledge sharing across all areas of the business


• Energy Transition Academyjoin a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field


• Meaningful and interesting projectsdelivered to leaders of industry across the Energy sector


• Flexible working arrangementsthat balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant


• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business


• Competitive renumeration packagewith regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market


• Commitment to continued professional development;development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests


• Global connectionsjoin experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

The keyobjectivesfor this role are:

• Act as the main point of contact for all planning related activity for the PCC construction scope of the project


• Develop and assure integrity of all PCC construction planning deliverables


• Regular input to the project level 1 and Master Control Schedule, providing post update analysis, ensuring the project team are aware of key changes and impact to critical /near-critical paths


• Manage schedule baseline integrity, including review and approval of Contractor baseline submissions, assessment of proposed schedule changes, support to Management of Change processes, and ensuring integrity of approved Contractor schedule baselines


• Provide planning support to the Project Controls Team and PCC Construction Manager to ensure compliance with the Project Planning and Scheduling Procedure and projects common process guidance


• Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of both PCC team and oversight of Contractor planning and progress measurement


• Ensure Contractor compliance with contractual planning, scheduling and reporting requirements


• Review, challenge and assure contractor schedules, progress updates, recovery plans, productivity assumptions, forecast completion dates and schedule risk mitigation actions


• Perform schedule quality assessments including logic integrity reviews, critical path analysis, near-critical path monitoring, float consumption analysis, schedule health metrics and variance analysis on contractor schedules


• Ensure progress measurement systems comply with Clients Progress Measurement and Reporting requirements, including establishment of measurable progress rules, performance reporting, forecast completion assessments and schedule performance indicators


• Ensure contractor progress measurement systems comply with Contract Project Coordination Procedure, including establishment of measurable progress rules, performance reporting, forecast completion assessments and schedule performance indicators


• Develop, maintain and ensure compliance with the Project Schedule Basis and Assumptions documentation, ensuring transparency of key schedule drivers, constraints, assumptions, productivity factors and milestones


• Facilitate integration of PCC construction schedules with project-wide planning activities, ensuring alignment of key interfaces across the Program, contractors, commissioning, operations readiness and external stakeholders


• Lead PCC construction schedule reviews, assurance activities, management reviews and verification exercises and support wider project reviews and verification


• Support and manage the input/output to the Schedule Risk Analysis and master control estimates (MCE) reviews


• Support planning standardization and digital initiatives; maintain focus on the ongoing implementation of Digital Performance Management (DPM) opportunities


• Accountable for ensuring that robust Planning Tools are in place, fit-for-purpose and align with Client’s guidelines


• Drive implementation of digital planning tools, schedule analytics, dashboard reporting, predictive forecasting and performance management solutions to improve visibility and decision making

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

Managing planning on multi-disciplinary large-scale projects, preferably with EPC/EPCC

execution planning

• Required Technical Competencies – Expert knowledge of Primavera P6 and Advanced Critical Path Methodology (CPM), extensive experience with schedule risk analysis


• Proven delivery with progress measurement systems (including earned value and performance measurement) and baseline management and change control


• Experience with delay analysis and recovery planning


• Excellent communication skills - ability to produce high quality written reports and summary presentations – able to communicate clarity from complexity


• Excellent working relationships and management of key senior stakeholders


• Self-motivation and a high level of individual initiative and self-reliance are required


• Ability to interface, influence, and work effectively with members of the Leadership Team


• Excellent inter-personal skills and behaviours


• Ability to harness use of digital tools to provide high quality planning management reporting information

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Job Info

• Job Identification 31679


• Posting Date 08/24/2026, 10:19 AM


• Apply Before 10/30/2026, 10:18 AM


• Job Schedule Full time


• Locations Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom