Senior Planning Engineer
Location: Warrington (3 days on-site per week)
Salary: £55,300 – £70,700 per annum (depending on experience)
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Eligibility: British or dual nationals only (BPSS clearance required)
 
We’re supporting a major player in the nuclear sector with the appointment of a Senior Planning Engineer to join their project delivery team in Warrington.
 
The Role
You’ll provide full lifecycle planning support across complex, multi-disciplinary engineering programmes. Responsibilities will include:

• Developing, baselining, and maintaining integrated project schedules
• Providing regular updates, performance metrics, and critical path analysis
• Supporting earned value management (EVM) and schedule risk analysis
• Aligning planning data with cost/resource management systems
• Interfacing with project, commercial, and engineering teams to ensure alignment
• Producing reports for senior stakeholders and ensuring planning best practices

 
What You’ll Need

• Proven experience in project planning within a regulated industry (e.g., nuclear, energy, defence, infrastructure)
• Expertise in Primavera P6
• Degree in engineering, project management, or construction management (or related discipline)
• Professional qualification preferred (e.g., APM, Acoste, RICS)
• Experience with resource/cost loading, stakeholder engagement, and reporting
• Strong understanding of planning methodologies and schedule risk management
• BPSS clearance is mandatory; applicants must be British or dual nationals

 
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-profile programme offering long-term career development in one of the UK’s most critical and technically complex sectors.