Senior Planning Engineer

Location: Warrington – 3 days per week onsite

Salary: £55,000 – £71,000p/a

Clearance: BPSS (British or Dual Nationals considered)

We are looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join a team of around 40 engineers and project professionals in Warrington. This role provides full lifecycle planning support with responsibility for schedule management across complex projects in a regulated industry.

You will develop and maintain integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with financial and material demand systems, and work closely with project and engineering teams to provide accurate forecasting and delivery assurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Establish, baseline, and maintain integrated project schedules (Levels 1–3)
• Ensure alignment between scheduling tools and financial/material demand systems, including Level 4/5 schedules
• Lead schedule updates, reporting key metrics such as critical path and total float, with impact analysis
• Produce resource and cost-loaded schedules to inform the Integrated Business Plan (IBP) and project financial status
• Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and wider teams to ensure schedule accuracy

About You:

• Proven experience in a Planning or Senior Planning role within a regulated industry (nuclear, defence, utilities, infrastructure, etc.)
• Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6
• Demonstrated full lifecycle planning experience, including schedule development, baseline management, and reporting
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to clearly present complex schedule data
• Collaborative and motivated, with the ability to mentor less experienced planners

What We Offer:

• Salary range of £55,000 – £71,000
• Hybrid working with three days per week onsite in Warrington
• Opportunity to work on challenging, high-profile projects in a regulated sector