Senior Planning Engineer - Isle of Skye

Salary/Rate:£65,000 - £80,000 per annum + bonus, package
Job Type:Hybrid
Contract Type:Perm
Town/City:Isle of Skye
County:Remote
Sector:Technical Construction
Job ref:JN -012025-83160_1738754610
Post Date:05. 02. 2025
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Meet Our Recruiter

Luke Kinsey
Luke Kinsey
Executive Consultant, Project Planning and Construction

About the Role

Job Title - Senior Project Planner
Location: Isle of Skye (2/3 days per week onsite)

Salary - up to £80,000 plus bonus, car allowance and an excellent package.

Client / Role

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Planner to join their Power Transmission & Distribution business. This role involves working on a variety of OHL, underground cabling, and substation projects across Scotland, with values up to £100m.

The position can be based in the Motherwell or Aberdeen office, with a requirement to be onsite up to three days per week once construction begins, alongside site visits and some opportunities for homeworking.

We welcome applicants with diverse sector experience, though all candidates should be accomplished P6 Planners with knowledge of project controls.

 

What You'll Be Doing

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

  • Support the planning and monitoring of all activities within project programmes.
  • Deliver weekly and monthly programme reports aligned with project reporting timetables.
  • Maintain an accurate, fully logically linked programme in line with contract requirements.
  • Participate in the development of the planning team and promote best practices.

Key Responsibilities for major and complex programmes include:

  • Plan, structure, and lead the planning of project programmes.
  • Manage the interface between the programme and operational staff through structured meetings and progress reporting.
  • Highlight dependencies and interfaces between stakeholders.
  • Identify programme risks and propose mitigation strategies.
  • Identify programme opportunities and suggest capture strategies.
  • Maintain a logically linked Primavera P6 project programme.
  • Ensure the schedule is resourced (plant and personnel) and updated to reflect modifications in execution strategy, working closely with the delivery team to regularly maintain the programme status.

 

Who We're Looking For

Essential:

  • Competent in Primavera P6, preferably with experience in power transmission projects.
  • Significant operational experience with complex, large-scale construction projects.
  • Proven expertise in project management methodologies.
  • Skilled in collaborating with engineering/operational teams to capture real-time progress.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.

Desirable:

  • Experience working within an NEC3 contract environment.
  • Experience mentoring junior planning staff.
  • Familiarity with change management techniques.

 

Why Join Our Client?

By joining our client, you will contribute to some of the most ambitious and impactful projects in the UK, supporting the development of critical infrastructure that strengthens communities and powers the economy.

In return, you'll enjoy:

  • Flexible working options, such as staggered start/finish times and up to 40% remote working (role permitting).
  • 25 days of annual leave (pro rata).
  • Family-friendly policies, including 28 weeks of full-pay maternity/adoption leave and four weeks of full-pay paternity/partner leave.
  • Pension, share incentive plans, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.

 

If you feel that this is the role for you, then please apply with your latest CV.

 

 

 

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