About The Role
Bristol or Manchester (minimum 2 days in the office)
Balfour Beatty, as part of the MEH Alliance on the Sizewell C project, is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to play a pivotal role in the early‑stage development of this major nuclear infrastructure programme.
This is a unique opportunity to influence how the project is planned, controlled and delivered—helping to establish the baseline that will underpin successful delivery for years to come.
What you’ll be doing
As a Senior Planner, you’ll take ownership of developing and refining project schedules, ensuring they provide a robust foundation for delivery. You’ll work closely with project managers, suppliers and stakeholders across both client and internal teams to drive performance and alignment.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Project
- Establishing sequencing, logic, and planning methodologies to support delivery
- Supporting the development of a robust project controls baseline for tracking and reporting
- Collaborating with stakeholders to gather progress data and communicate key schedule insights
- Identifying risks and leading mitigation planning through forward planning and scenario analysis
- Producing regular reports including progress, performance metrics, and forecast impacts
- Resource loading and producing profiles to support delivery planning
- Supporting change control processes and assessing impacts on programme and milestones
- Integrating supplier schedules and ensuring alignment with the overall MEH programme
Who we’re looking for
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant discipline
- MAPM or equivalent professional accreditation desirable
- Proven experience as a Senior Planner on large, complex infrastructure projects
- Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and project scheduling best practice
- Experience developing schedules in early‑stage project environments
- Strong understanding of project controls, including earned value management (EVM)
- Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and communication skills
- Ability to gain a security clearance
Benefits
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
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