Senior Planning Engineer

BAM Nuttall require an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to join us in Scotland and support the delivery of our Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) project consisting of sister HVDC converter stations located at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire and Drax, Yorkshire. Duration of the project is circa 3 years. Your work environment BAM operates a flexible working policy People are at the heart of what we do at Bam. We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial. We're on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics. Your mission As a Senior Planning Engineer, you will report to the Framework Planning Lead and be responsible for the following: Developing and maintaining detailed programmes in P6 from first principles including resource loading. Integration and management of sub-contractor and supplier programmes with our own. Assimilate and interpret information from tender and project documentation. Understand civil construction techniques and developing them into a working programme. Coordinate with estimators and commercial teams on all programme aspects. Compile concise narratives, phasing, reports and supporting documents for input into quality submissions for tenders and projects. Take ownership of the programme to drive project delivery. Utilise a number of planning techniques and tools to communicate the programme effectively. Contribute, support and communicate programme information, risk and commercial issues to operational teams in a variety of formats. Chair collaborative planning workshops with clients, operational teams and subcontractors (depending on Project requirements). Update and monitor project progress, compile reports against project and contract requirements. Introduce and analyse change in programmes and support the commercial teams. Evaluate supply chain and subcontract programmes. Comply with business processes and systems. Maintain awareness of latest construction techniques. Who are we looking for? Experience of delivering programme under the NEC form of contract is preferable. Must have at least 5 years planning experience and will require the ability to communicate and manage own workload and support Planning Engineers within a portfolio of projects A qualification in Civil Engineering/Construction to HND level or equivalent is preferred but not essential Competent in the use of various planning software, P6 is a must. A demonstrable ability to develop, own and drive programmes. The ability to communicate effectively with all parties. Comfortable in presenting and client facing situations. Can demonstrate experience of working closely with site construction teams and understanding of each "customer's" programme requirements. A clear ability for logical thinking and working in an ordered fashion. The ability to work to often challenging timescales. Experience in producing summary construction or project control information in excel and Power BI would be an advantage Tender experience would be an advantage. Strong commercial and contractual acumen with a track record of change management within NEC contracts. Whats in it for you? Competitive salary A wide range of family-friendly policies Company car/car allowance/travel allowance 8 % matched pension contributions Private healthcare Life assurance 26 days holiday 2 wellbeing days 1 volunteering day Personal and professional development BAM Nuttall is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance. BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. JBRP1_UKTJ