Planner
Added 13 Oct · still live
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£41,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2481 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 21% sure that is the right code. OCU is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 3543 (Project support officers), which is not on the eligible-occupation list. Ask OCU what the duties actually are.
About the role
Department: Regulated Power
Location: Scotland
Description
Location: Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office Based
Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major infrastructure and utility projects that play a critical role in supporting the UK's energy transition and future network requirements. As a Planner, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring project programmes that help drive successful delivery across the project lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing project controls function where you'll work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and operational teams to ensure projects remain on track, risks are proactively managed, and key milestones are achieved. If you enjoy problem-solving, analysing project data, and influencing successful project outcomes, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Do
Location: Scotland
Description
Location: Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office Based
Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major infrastructure and utility projects that play a critical role in supporting the UK's energy transition and future network requirements. As a Planner, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring project programmes that help drive successful delivery across the project lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing project controls function where you'll work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and operational teams to ensure projects remain on track, risks are proactively managed, and key milestones are achieved. If you enjoy problem-solving, analysing project data, and influencing successful project outcomes, we'd like to hear from you.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain detailed project programmes from project inception through to completion.
- Collaborate with project teams to understand project requirements, constraints, and delivery objectives.
- Produce and update project schedules using planning software and project control tools.
- Conduct programme analysis to identify critical activities, risks, and potential delivery challenges.
- Monitor project progress against baseline programmes and recommend corrective actions where required.
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and planning updates for project teams and stakeholders.
- Coordinate planning activities with internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
- Support resource planning and utilisation to maximise efficiency across project delivery activities.
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What You'll Bring
- Previous experience as a Planner within construction, infrastructure, engineering, utilities, or a similar project-led environment.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar planning software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project data and programme performance.
- Good understanding of project planning methodologies, scheduling techniques, and project controls.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
- Degree qualified in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Bonus if you have experience working within utilities, power, energy, or infrastructure projects.
- It would be great if you have knowledge of NEC contracts and project change management processes.
- It would be great if you've supported multidiscipline project teams delivering complex construction programmes.
- Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent would be advantageous.
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden
at [email protected].
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [email protected].
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process is, by emailing [email protected].
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with OCU, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Quality control and planning engineers (SOC 2481) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~52k in sampleSOC 2481
- Middle half £35,620–52,676
- Median £43,576
- Going rate £41,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–37,100
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About sponsorship for this role
Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. OCU holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2481 going rate of £41,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.