Planner

Planning Engineer (Technical Planner)

Location: Bridgwater (Hybrid)

Engagement: Contract

Rate: £450 - £500 p/d (Inside IR35)

The Opportunity

We’re supporting a major UK infrastructure programme and are looking for a Planning Engineer (Technical Planner) to join a high-performing central planning team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys the technical and systems side of planning, ensuring schedules, tools, and processes are robust, consistent, and fit for a complex, multi-contractor environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Support month-end cycles and baseline updates
• Maintain and improve planning standards, processes, and procedures
• Monitor and support the Primavera P6 environment
• Perform data housekeeping to ensure schedule quality
• Provide first-line support to planners on systems/process issues
• Manage user access and configuration
• Carry out quality checks and compliance reviews
• Support schedule change control and documentation
• Assist with reporting outputs (e.g. XER files, project extracts)
• Contribute to training and onboarding of planners
• Help drive continuous improvement across planning systems

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience with Primavera P6 (EPPM / Professional)
• Background in planning systems / project controls
• Understanding of planning principles and reporting cycles
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills
• Confident communicator across teams and stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and cyclical processes
• Experience with Excel, SharePoint, and project controls tools

Desirable:

• Experience with schedule assurance tools (e.g. Acumen Fuse)
• Major infrastructure or multi-contractor project experience
• Exposure to Oracle / enterprise systems
• Understanding of integrated schedules and reporting structures

Why Apply?

• Work on a large-scale, complex infrastructure programme
• Be part of a central planning function shaping best practice
• Opportunity to influence systems, standards, and data quality
• Collaborative, forward-thinking project environment

Apply Now

If you’re a Planning Engineer with strong P6 expertise looking to move into a more technical, systems-focused role, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch for more details.