Project Planner

🔋Planner Opportunity in Renewable Energy 🔋

Are you a skilled Project Planner who's been looking to break into the world of clean energy? A renowned IPP is looking to grow their Planning team to support cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects across the UK, ensuring seamless execution from inception to completion.

What You’ll Do:

• Plan and monitor project lifecycles, reporting to senior leadership and project managers.
• Coordinate schedules, costs, and resource models, creating ‘what-if’ scenarios to mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to align timelines and validate contractor schedules.
• Analyse variances, ensure SIMOPS compliance, and recommend actions to meet deadlines and budgets.
• Support progress reporting, risk management, and baseline schedule development.
• Contribute to lessons learned and project closeout processes.

What They're Looking For:

• Proven experience in project planning, ideally in construction or energy sectors.
• Expertise in schedule coordination, cost forecasting, and earned value management.
• Knowledge of SIMOPS, contractor schedule validation, and risk analysis.
• Proficiency with project controls tools and techniques.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Primavera P6 and PowerBI
• A proactive mindset with a focus on delivering high-impact renewable energy projects.

Why Join Them?:

• Be part of transformative BESS projects shaping the UK’s energy transition.
• Competitive salary (£45k–£55k DOE) + benefits (hybrid working, pension, bonus).
• Opportunity to grow with a forward-thinking team committed to sustainability.

Location: Central London based