884 Planning Engineer jobs in the United Kingdom

• the position is accountable to the client Project Controls Group Head, PPM and/or Operations Manager and are responsible to develop & manage schedules to incorporate risk, change, resource requirements and cost in accordance with EDF Generation Company requirements and standards
li>The Planning Engineer will create plans for the full project lifecycle including development and design in the Nuclear Defueling team, supporting delivery of the client's ALR2 commitments
• Everyone working in our team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture
• Good communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused with a team-centred approach.

• Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience
• Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes)
• Experienced in the latest version of Primavera
• Ability to develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio
• Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with Programme Office processes
• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget
• Able to establish robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, in accordance with Investment Delivery processes, templates and Procedures
• Leadership to ensure that the project plan embraces the full project work scope, is fit for purpose and is achievable
• Experienced to integrate 3rd party schedules and data into the overall project plan
• Ability to communicate well at all levels of management and can produce monthly reports, to an agreed reporting cycle, through the provision of intelligent information and analysis

Job Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Manchester
Duration: 2+ years (until October 2027) - Outside IR35

We are recruiting a Planning Engineer for a long-term contract based in Manchester, supporting a client that delivers railway automation and telecommunication solutions worldwide.

You will carry out project planning and control activities on designated projects, supporting Project Managers to ensure the successful planning and delivery of projects.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain plans in line with the client's project management and planning processes.

• Work closely with project, commercial, and finance managers to ensure schedules are accurately developed, maintained, and resource/cost loaded.

• Liaise with site and possession planners to align activities with the main project schedule.

• Support the Bids & Tendering team in developing tender plans through mobilisation into contract plans.

• Build strong working relationships with client representatives to deliver efficient planning and controls solutions.

• Perform critical path analysis and identify key actions and areas of concern.

• Provide periodic project reporting, including KPIs, earned value, schedule delay, and critical path analysis, for internal and client reporting.

• Conduct analysis and scenario modelling for project changes, providing risks, issues, cost, resource, and delay analysis.

• Promote and improve planning and controls practices within the organisation.

Essential Requirements:

• HND/HNC qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience in planning infrastructure projects, ideally within the rail industry.

• Experience working with project management teams internally and within client organisations.

• Proficiency in Primavera, with knowledge of other planning tools such as MS Project.

• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Requirements:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Prince 2).

• Technical/Engineering background, ideally with railway knowledge.

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Location: London - Hybrid

A well-established leader in the construction and infrastructure sector is seeking a Planning Engineer to join their Asset Intelligence division. This division specialises in delivering integrated physical and electronic security programmes across critical national infrastructure sectors, including Defence, Water, Energy, Transport, and Telecommunications.

The Planning Engineer will report to the Planning Manager and play a key role in planning, monitoring, and controlling project programme schedules from contract award through to completion. They will work closely with project delivery teams to develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date schedules that align with cost and resource requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, monitoring, and controlling project programmes

• Leading regular programme and progress meetings to ensure timelines are maintained

• Performing Earned Value Analysis, especially Schedule Performance Index (SPI), to track project progress

• Managing change control processes and updating milestone charts

• Facilitating workshops to mitigate potential delays and programme slippage

The successful candidate will have strong experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office. They should be highly organised, professional, and able to build strong relationships with stakeholders. A proactive, solution-focused mindset and commitment to delivering excellent customer service are essential.

This opportunity offers the chance to work on complex, high-value infrastructure projects within a company recognised for its commitment to employee development, wellbeing, and flexible working practices. The organisation provides comprehensive training programmes and a supportive work environment designed to help employees thrive and progress their careers.

Anderselite are currently working with a Tier 1 contractor who are seeking a Planning Engineer to join their Asset Intelligence division.

Location London
Salary £40k to £45k + Package

This position will report to the Planning Manager, who you will be working with to plan, monitor and control programme schedules. In addition, there will also be requirement to work with the project delivery teams to develop and update the project programme, ensuring cost and resource profiles are up-to-date.

Ideally, you will based in or around the London area for this role.

- Plan, Monitor and Control the programme schedule from Contract Award to Contract Completion
- Conduct regular programme and progress meetings to ensure the programme schedule is being proactively updated
- Enact Earned Value Analysis (in particular SPI) to ensure the programme is moving in line with projected timelines
- Ensure accurate and timely planning, including progress reporting, effective measurement of key dates, milestones and critical path analysis
- Drive Collaborative Planning charts to micro monitor programme changes
- Identify and input change control events into the programme and produce resultant programmes to demonstrate changes in the key milestones
- Conduct workshops to mitigate programme slippage

About You:

- Proficient P6 Primavera user (*Primavera P6 experience is a must for the role)
- Microsoft Project user
- Proficient Microsoft Office Skills

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes.
- Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
- Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best.
- Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
- Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
- A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.


Please send updated CVs to (url removed) to be considered.

Job title: Planning Engineer

Location: Manchester or Newcastle - Remotely working but travelling between both sites

Contract length: 12 months rolling contract potential to extension

Rate: £450 to £500/day PAYE

Work Hour: standard hours 37.5/week (On site days tend to be Tuesday to Thursdays and home working days Mondays and Fridays - Travel between Manchester and Newcastle)

Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services are currently recruiting a Planning Engineer working on behalf of a leading Energy services company.

This role will focus on sales phase project scheduling for Substations, FACTS and HVDC builds across the UK&I. As an integral part of the front-end team, you will face new challenges every day across all the above business units in programme creation and risk mitigation. In this role, you will form part of a sustainable power supply strategy, which is to be further implemented in the coming years across many projects. Some of other duties include;

• p>You will create E&C programmes with the support of technical advisors to ensure a robust and achievable build sequence is agreed by all parties. 

• You will be crucial in identifying change and potential risk in programme amendments, with the overall objective of driving confidence in a programme that is achievable and competitive.

• Perform scheduling during the bid phase for complex turnkey power transmission projects.

• Build, customize and update a settlement schedule with more than 4000 activities (Primavera P6 scheduling software).

• Regularly updating the schedule through the bid phase considering established project management methods and project reporting (critical path analysis, milestone trend analysis, earned value management, deviation analysis).

• Detection of deviations and development of appropriate countermeasures,and etc

Requirements for the role:

• Completed studies with a technical background or technical training with corresponding many years of professional experience.

• Many years of professional experience with excellent knowledge of the methods of scheduling, resource and project planning and controlling, critical path analysis, network engineering.

• Proven professional experience in engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning interfaces.

• PRIMAVERA Enterprise, P6 / MS Project experience.

• Experience in EPC projects, ideally in the field of power transmission.

• Experience through construction site assignments

• Intercultural experience

• Right to work in the UK

Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Greater Manchester (Hybrid)
Salary: 60-75,000 + car allowance + package

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Planning Engineer to join a fast growing, forward-thinking construction consultancy based in Greater Manchester. They are known for delivering high-profile projects across the UK, offering strategic planning, project controls, and expert consultancy services to a range of clients in the construction and infrastructure sectors. As they continue to expand, they are seeking a talented and ambitious Planning Engineer to join their team.

As a Planning Engineer, you will work closely with the senior management team and key clients on major projects across the UK. Your role will be instrumental in shaping project success, providing expert planning, scheduling, and risk analysis to ensure smooth project delivery.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and passionate Senior Planning Engineer to make an impact in a thriving consultancy. They offer a collaborative and supportive team environment, career growth opportunities, training and professional development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for complex construction and infrastructure projects.
• Provide critical path analysis, scenario planning, and resource forecasting.
• Liaise directly with clients, contractors, and internal teams to drive project success.
• Utilise industry-leading planning software such as Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject, or MS Project.
• Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Support and mentor junior planning engineers, contributing to a high-performing team environment.

Candidate

• Proven experience as a Planning Engineer within the construction or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and other planning software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• A proactive mindset with a keen eye for detail.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in engineering, construction, or a related discipline

Offer

• Salary 60-75,000 per annum
• Annual car allowance or company car.
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible working week - 2/3 days remote and remainder based at office / site
• Plus other great benefits

If you are looking for a new career challenge and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV or call Matt Lilburn on (phone number removed) for further information quoting reference 70669.

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• the position is accountable to the client Project Controls Group Head, PPM and/or Operations Manager and are responsible to develop & manage schedules to incorporate risk, change, resource requirements and cost in accordance with EDF Generation Company requirements and standards
li>The Planning Engineer will create plans for the full project lifecycle including development and design in the Nuclear Defueling team, supporting delivery of the client's ALR2 commitments
• Everyone working in our team will have a proven track record of working within highly regulated environments with high safety standards and culture
• Good communication and organisational skills are a must with the ability to develop relationships and maintain effective networks and be results-focused with a team-centred approach.

• Minimum of HNC/HND ideally in an Engineering discipline or relevant experience
• Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g. Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes)
• Experienced in the latest version of Primavera
• Ability to develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects within a Portfolio
• Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with Programme Office processes
• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget
• Able to establish robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, in accordance with Investment Delivery processes, templates and Procedures
• Leadership to ensure that the project plan embraces the full project work scope, is fit for purpose and is achievable
• Experienced to integrate 3rd party schedules and data into the overall project plan
• Ability to communicate well at all levels of management and can produce monthly reports, to an agreed reporting cycle, through the provision of intelligent information and analysis

Job Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Manchester
Duration: 2+ years (until October 2027) - Outside IR35

We are recruiting a Planning Engineer for a long-term contract based in Manchester, supporting a client that delivers railway automation and telecommunication solutions worldwide.

You will carry out project planning and control activities on designated projects, supporting Project Managers to ensure the successful planning and delivery of projects.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain plans in line with the client's project management and planning processes.

• Work closely with project, commercial, and finance managers to ensure schedules are accurately developed, maintained, and resource/cost loaded.

• Liaise with site and possession planners to align activities with the main project schedule.

• Support the Bids & Tendering team in developing tender plans through mobilisation into contract plans.

• Build strong working relationships with client representatives to deliver efficient planning and controls solutions.

• Perform critical path analysis and identify key actions and areas of concern.

• Provide periodic project reporting, including KPIs, earned value, schedule delay, and critical path analysis, for internal and client reporting.

• Conduct analysis and scenario modelling for project changes, providing risks, issues, cost, resource, and delay analysis.

• Promote and improve planning and controls practices within the organisation.

Essential Requirements:

• HND/HNC qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience in planning infrastructure projects, ideally within the rail industry.

• Experience working with project management teams internally and within client organisations.

• Proficiency in Primavera, with knowledge of other planning tools such as MS Project.

• Self-motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Desirable Requirements:

• Knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Prince 2).

• Technical/Engineering background, ideally with railway knowledge.

--- Fusion People are committed to promoting equal opportunities to people regardless of age, gender, religion, belief, race, sexuality or disability. We operate as an employment agency and employment business. You'll find a wide selection of vacancies on our website.

Location: London - Hybrid

A well-established leader in the construction and infrastructure sector is seeking a Planning Engineer to join their Asset Intelligence division. This division specialises in delivering integrated physical and electronic security programmes across critical national infrastructure sectors, including Defence, Water, Energy, Transport, and Telecommunications.

The Planning Engineer will report to the Planning Manager and play a key role in planning, monitoring, and controlling project programme schedules from contract award through to completion. They will work closely with project delivery teams to develop and maintain accurate, up-to-date schedules that align with cost and resource requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, monitoring, and controlling project programmes

• Leading regular programme and progress meetings to ensure timelines are maintained

• Performing Earned Value Analysis, especially Schedule Performance Index (SPI), to track project progress

• Managing change control processes and updating milestone charts

• Facilitating workshops to mitigate potential delays and programme slippage

The successful candidate will have strong experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office. They should be highly organised, professional, and able to build strong relationships with stakeholders. A proactive, solution-focused mindset and commitment to delivering excellent customer service are essential.

This opportunity offers the chance to work on complex, high-value infrastructure projects within a company recognised for its commitment to employee development, wellbeing, and flexible working practices. The organisation provides comprehensive training programmes and a supportive work environment designed to help employees thrive and progress their careers.