Senior Planner – Energy & Renewables
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Salary: £85,000 – £95,000 + Benefits
Sector: Energy | Renewables | BESS | HV Substations
The Opportunity
We are recruiting an experienced Senior Planner to join a leading construction and engineering contractor with an annual turnover of approximately £750 million.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a financially strong, established business delivering major energy infrastructure projects across the UK, including renewable energy developments, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and high-voltage substations.
Based in Aberdeen, you will play a key role in the planning and successful delivery of technically challenging projects, working closely with project directors, construction managers and engineering teams.
With a strong pipeline of work and continued investment in the energy sector, this position offers excellent long-term career prospects.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, manage and maintain detailed project programmes from pre-construction through to completion.
- Produce and update construction schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
- Work closely with project managers, engineers and subcontractors to ensure effective programme delivery.
- Monitor project progress, identify critical path activities and highlight potential delays.
- Undertake programme reviews, progress reporting and schedule risk assessments.
- Support project teams with resource planning, sequencing and construction methodologies.
- Identify opportunities to improve programme efficiency and project performance.
- Provide planning expertise across renewable energy, BESS and HV substation projects.
- Support tender planning, programme development and project controls activities.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Senior Planner or experienced Project Planner within construction or engineering.
- Previous experience delivering energy infrastructure projects, ideally including HV substations, BESS or renewable energy developments.
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6.
- Excellent understanding of construction sequencing, critical path analysis and project controls.
- Ability to work collaboratively with engineering, commercial and project delivery teams.
- Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience working for a main contractor or specialist engineering contractor would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
- £85,000 – £95,000 annual salary
- Competitive benefits package
- Join an established contractor generating approximately £750m in annual revenue.
- Work on major energy and renewable infrastructure projects.
- Strong pipeline of secured and upcoming projects.
- Excellent opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- Become part of a growing team operating in one of the UK's most important infrastructure sectors.
Interested?
If you're an experienced Planner looking to take the next step in your career and play a key role in delivering the UK's energy infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact Blue Fox Consult for a confidential discussion.
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