About The Role
Are you a
Senior Planner or Senior Planning Engineer looking for your next career move?
Join Balfour Beatty Power T&D and play a leading role in delivering some of the UK’s most ambitious power and multi-utilities infrastructure projects. From the
Lower Thames Crossing to major energy connections, you’ll help shape the networks that power millions – and drive the UK’s journey to Net Zero.
This is your opportunity to work on nationally significant schemes, applying your planning expertise to complex, multi-disciplinary programmes. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, precision, and strategic thinking.
Location: South East (Kent/Essex, east of London)
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Planning Engineer, you’ll take ownership of planning and scheduling across multi-disciplinary projects. You will:
- Advanced Planning & Scheduling – Develop and maintain fully resourced, logically linked programmes across all stages.
- Tender Leadership – Lead the production of compelling tender programmes and strategies that influence bid outcomes.
- Delivery Oversight – Ensure contract programmes meet commercial, technical, and operational objectives.
- Critical Path & Risk Management – Identify programme risks, assess impacts, and implement robust mitigation.
- Reporting & Insights – Provide detailed planning updates, KPIs, and data-driven insights to project leadership.
- Leadership & Mentorship – Support and mentor junior planners, fostering collaboration and continuous learning.
- Stakeholder Engagement – Work with Project Managers, Engineers, Commercial teams, and Clients to drive outcomes.
- Continuous Improvement – Champion smarter planning processes, tools, and methodologies.
Who we're looking for
We’re seeking experienced planning professionals who bring structure, clarity, and strategic foresight. You’ll need:
- A degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Significant experience in planning for major infrastructure or energy projects.
- Advanced skills in Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject, plus Excel and reporting tools.
- Strong knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 contracts, earned value management, QSRA, and TRA methodologies.
- A strategic and analytical mindset with proven ability to manage programme risk and opportunity.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at all levels.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hybrid delivery environment.
Why work for us
We don’t just build infrastructure – we
build careers. With Balfour Beatty, you’ll benefit from:
- Competitive salary + bonus opportunities
- 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution
- Professional fees paid + clear chartership pathways
- Smart working with up to 40% remote flexibility
- Life assurance, EAP, and family-friendly policies
- Training & development with access to industry-leading tools and qualifications
- Opportunities to make a difference through volunteering and sustainability initiatives
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:
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