Senior Planner
JOB_53996724806074Job type
PermanentLocation
Glasgow & StrathclydeWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Construction - Civils ProjectsIndustry
ConstructionPay
Excellent salary plus car allowance and 15% bonusClosing date
30 Jul 2026
Excellent opportunity for a Senior Planner in the Civils sector in the central belt of Scotland
Senior Planner – Civil Engineering (Energy / Infrastructure)
Central Belt - ScotlandOverview
We are working with a leading contractor to recruit a Senior Planner to join their expanding Energy & Infrastructure team. This role will support the delivery of major projects across sectors such as power, utilities, grid upgrades, and wider energy infrastructure.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced planner to play a key role in both pre-construction and live project environments, supporting the successful delivery of complex, high-value civil engineering schemes within the UK’s evolving energy sector.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project programmes using Primavera P6 or Asta Powerproject
- Support both tender and delivery stages within energy and infrastructure projects, providing robust planning strategies
- Work closely with engineering and construction teams to establish realistic methodologies, sequencing, and programme logic
- Monitor project progress, identifying risks, delays, and opportunities, and implement mitigation measures
- Produce regular planning outputs, including progress reports, critical path analysis, and earned value data
- Lead programme review meetings with internal teams, clients, and supply chain partners
- Integrate subcontractor and specialist programmes (including utilities and energy packages) into the master programme
- Provide programme input for commercial processes, including variations, claims, and extension of time submissions
- Ensure compliance with planning standards and promote best practice across the project lifecycle
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Planner or Senior Planner within civil engineering or infrastructure projects, ideally with exposure to energy or utilities schemes
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject
- Experience delivering large-scale projects such as substations, power generation, grid infrastructure, or utility frameworks is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, logistics, and risk within complex engineering environments
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications
- Excellent analytical, organisation, and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams
- Relevant qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or similar (preferred)
Desirable
- Experience within energy frameworks (e.g. power, transmission & distribution, renewables, or utilities)
- Knowledge of NEC forms of contract and programme requirements
- Experience supporting claims and dispute resolution
- Membership of a relevant professional body (APM, ICE, CIOB)
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to work on strategically important energy infrastructure projects
- Strong pipeline of secured and upcoming work within the energy sector
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Long-term career progression within a well-established and growing division
YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE A VALID UK WORKING VISA TO BE CONSIDERED...IF SO AND YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE CONTACT ME ON THE DETAILS BELOW.
Senior PlannerJOB_539967248060742026-06-162026-07-30
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