Balfour Beatty plc
Senior Planner - Civil Engineering
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Senior Planner - Civil Engineering
Elgin, Scotland
Shape Scotland’s Infrastructure Future
At Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland, we’re committed to delivering Scotland’s greatest infrastructure challenges with innovation, perseverance, and care. As a Senior Planner (Civil Engineering), you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping high-profile projects that leave a lasting legacy across the region.
This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to progress your career, develop expertise, and contribute to meaningful infrastructure projects—from major infrastructure connections to iconic buildings.
What You’ll Be Doing
📌 Project-Based Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and maintain the Contract Programme in alignment with contract requirements, ensuring timely delivery and performance.
- Prepare monthly progress updates and revise the Contract Programme, providing clear communication to all stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Operations Team to establish and agree on:
- Key methods of construction
- Temporary works requirements
- Logical sequencing and programme planning
- Create Stage Programmes and supporting documentation, issuing them for review by relevant parties.
- Drive innovation, best practices, and project control recommendations while reconciling team data (plant, subcontract labour, major materials).
- Support project excellence by improving productivity, performance, and safety alignment.
📌 Win-Business-Based Contributions
- Partner with Planning Leads and Bid Managers to deliver planning services across civils tender projects from early bid stages to final delivery.
- Assess scope, constraints, risk factors, and contract stipulations to inform programme developments.
- Develop comprehensive methods of construction, sequencing, and programme logic in consultation with operational teams and third parties.
- Interface with supply chain partners to refine project proposals and mitigate key risks.
- Quantify major project deliverables and identify influencing factors on programme timelines.
- Liaise with Estimators to establish construction outputs and work hours, ensuring realistic planning forecasts.
- Apply best practices and learning to improve tender proposals, bid presentations, and project-stage planning.
- Present planning findings to senior management at Tender Settlement Meetings for decision-making.
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Who We’re Looking For
Core Qualifications & Skills
- Degree (or equivalent), HND, or significant relevant experience in civil engineering planning.
- Valid CSCS Card.
- A proven team player mindset with strong leadership and collaboration abilities.
Industry-Specific Expertise
- Minimum of 3 years’ operational experience in construction (e.g., Section Engineer to Site Agency level).
- Authorised planning and project execution experience on small to medium-scaled projects—preferably with NEC4 contracts.
- Hands-on planning experience with proficiency in industry-standard tools such as:
- Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Elecosoft Asta Planning Suite. (Training will be provided where necessary for calibration)
- Clear understanding of:
- Tender processes and contract structures (including NEC4 principles).
- Planning methodologies, risk management, and progressive monitoring.
- How cost, scope, and resource limitations impact programme development.
- Deep knowledge of construction activities, plant resources, and labour efficiencies.
- Ability to explain complications (delays, entitlements, and changed conditions) to all levels of the project organisation.
Character & Cultural Fit
- Strong analytical thinking to anticipate issues and propose solutions.
- Proactive communication that builds consensus and clarity across trade partners, procurement, and senior leadership.
- Experience driving change and fostering efficiency through persuasion and best-practice implementation.
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Career Growth and Development
At Balfour Beatty, we invest in you—helping you master your craft and expand into new sectors. Our 70:20:10 development model ensures:
- 70% Ongoing job-based learning and mentorship.
- 20% Peer-to-peer knowledge-sharing.
- 10% Structured training, qualifications (e.g., Chartered status support), and upskilling.
Why You’ll Stay
- Guidance through our Balfour Beatty Academy, tailored to your ambitions.
- Remote/hybrid working flexibility (up to 40%—role-dependent).
- Pension, share plans, volunteering, and recognition schemes.
- Paid family leave:
- 28weeks at full pay for maternity/adoption leave.
- 4 weeks at full pay for paternity/partner support.
- Learning flexibility—40 weeks annual leave (prorated).
Our Commitment to Infrastructure & People
Delivering Impact
From Scotland’s tramways (1909) to modern hospitals and zero-carbon infrastructure, our projects underpin communities and economies. By choosing Balfour Beatty, you align your skills with occupationally relevant, energy-efficient, and inclusive development.
Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud advocates of a workplace where every employee is encouraged, valued, and empowered. Our initiatives include:
- Membership of Equality Schemes (MIND, Armed Forces, Disability Confident, WISE).
- Black Inclusion—signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to embed lasting systemic change.
- Flexible onboarding—development opportunities in behaviours, technical skills, and education.
Supporting Employees
We address barriers at entry, retention, and progression with transparent career conversations, rehabilitation support (through the British Dyslexia Association), and a focus on Britain’s older workforce (50+ employee engagement).
Where to Next?
Explore the Balfour Beatty careers catalogue: 🌍www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland — View job opportunities and company mission.
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