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SENIOR PLANNING ENGINEER – HIGH VOLTAGE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Location: Manchester, UK
Employment Type: Permanent
Sector: High Voltage / Energy Infrastructure
The Opportunity
Hunter Philips is supporting a leading global OEM in the appointment of a Senior Planning Engineer to join its growing UK Planning & Project Controls function.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in the delivery of major high-voltage offshore and onshore energy infrastructure projects, including a high-profile programme spanning offshore platform and onshore substation infrastructure.
The successful candidate will take ownership of the Integrated Master Schedule, lead planning and scheduling activities across the programme, and work closely with engineering, project management, vendors and subcontractors to drive successful project delivery.
With significant investment continuing across the UK energy sector, this is an opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation delivering complex infrastructure at the heart of the energy transition.
Key Responsibilities
- Own, develop and maintain the Integrated Master Project Schedule across major high-voltage projects.
- Lead planning and scheduling activities, ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, construction and project delivery.
- Establish and maintain effective planning governance, standards and procedures across the project team.
- Undertake critical path analysis, forecasting and scenario planning to identify potential schedule impacts and optimise delivery.
- Monitor project progress, milestones and performance, identifying deviations and implementing corrective actions.
- Lead and support a team of planning and scheduling professionals.
- Identify and manage schedule, resource and project risks, developing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders, project teams, vendors and subcontractors to ensure alignment with the master programme.
- Provide clear project reporting and schedule insight to support senior-level decision making.
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What We're Looking For
- 8–10+ years' experience within project planning, scheduling or project controls.
- Experience gained within energy, power, high voltage, engineering, EPC or major infrastructure projects.
- Strong knowledge of Primavera P6, scheduling, Earned Value Management and resource management.
- Demonstrable experience managing or leading planning/project controls professionals.
- Strong understanding of complex project lifecycles and integrated scheduling.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills.
- PMP certification or an equivalent project management qualification would be advantageous.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Ability to travel to UK project sites when required.
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Why Consider This Opportunity?
This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of complex, high-profile energy infrastructure projects, while joining an established global OEM with a strong pipeline of work across the energy sector.
You will have genuine ownership of project planning, exposure to major offshore and onshore programmes, and the opportunity to develop your career within a growing project controls function.
Hunter Philips is supporting the recruitment of this position on behalf of our client. All applications and conversations will be treated confidentially.
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