Job Title: Principal Planning Engineer
Location: Manchester
Working Pattern: Full-time
Overview:
We’re currently recruiting for a Principal Planning Engineer to join a dynamic and growing team supporting key infrastructure projects across the UK. This is a commercially focused role, ideal for someone confident leading their own project planning activities while effectively contributing to a wider team. This position will support pre- and post-contract stages, helping deliver successful outcomes across the full project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
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Lead planning activities across multiple projects, working closely with the Project Controls Manager.
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Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and client representatives.
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Provide accurate scheduling, analysis, and forecasting aligned with contract requirements.
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Monitor and manage project risk, change, and schedule variations, proposing mitigations where necessary.
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Collaborate with project and contractor teams to ensure realistic and achievable schedules.
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Support the recruitment and development of the planning function as projects scale.
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Ensure appropriate handovers are arranged during periods of absence.
Essential Skills & Experience:
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Strong understanding of the interaction between time, cost, and commercial factors throughout the project lifecycle.
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Proven experience in managing schedules through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.
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Skilled in the development and implementation of planning procedures and reporting.
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Ability to analyse and interpret Earned Value metrics.
Desirable:
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Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Nuclear, Defence, or Oil & Gas.
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Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., ACostE, APM).
