Project Planner

1 week ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Turner Lovell Full time £25,000 - £45,000 per year

Role: Project Planner (Energy sector)

Location:
Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Salary:
Competitive with benefits

Our client is a well-established M&E contractor, operating across Europe on various HV energy infrastructure projects, on both the design and construction phases.

We are looking for a
Project Planner
with a strong background in
HV Transmission & Distribution,
to play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. This role would be a great fit for someone with a solid understanding of sequencing, risks, and logistics for electrical infrastructure builds (110kV - 400kV). You'll collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers, and Commercial teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and risk-aware.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

  • Review contract documentation and identify schedule and reporting requirements.
  • Develop construction schedules based on target timelines and WBS from the Project Manager.
  • Create integrated schedules with Main Contractor and project teams; ensure labour and metrics loading aligns with budgets.
  • Prepare trackers, reporting templates, and S-curves; maintain schedule updates and revisions.

Project Control & Reporting

  • Monitor progress and efficiency weekly; validate with Commercial team every 2–3 weeks.
  • Produce look-ahead plans, drop-line schedules, and progress reports (internal/external).
  • Highlight risks and roadblocks; escalate issues to Lead Planner and Planning Manager.

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Support client schedule negotiations and planning meetings.
  • Present schedules to site teams; ensure clear understanding of build methodology and phasing.
  • Assist in risk identification and mitigation strategies.

Business Unit Support

  • Act as primary planning contact for Project Manager.
  • Provide bid support by developing schedules and histograms.

Continuous Improvement

  • Identify opportunities to enhance internal processes and service delivery.

Requirements:

  • Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Building Services Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a strong technical/trades background.3-5 years' experience / demonstrate ability to develop and implement plans, monitor, and control work.
  • Evident previous experience in Project Planning across HV substation, electricity transmission and distribution or renewable projects.
  • Proven ability to develop, implement, monitor, and control project plans, as well as produce project plans from design and commercial information.
  • Microsoft Project / P6 or Equivalent Planning Software, Microsoft Office tools - Excellent report writing skills.
  • Time management essential to satisfy demands of busy schedule and reporting calendar.

This is a brilliant opportunity for you to work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.

If this sounds like it could be your next challenge - please apply or contact
Yana Arif
at / for further information.

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