Planner of Works

TES Group Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Location:

TES, Unit 16, Kilcronagh Business Park, Cookstown, County Tyrone, BT80 9HJ

TES is an award‑winning environmental engineering company, specialising in Water Treatment and Power Distribution solutions. Due to continued growth and expansion, we are seeking a talented Planner of Works to join our team and support the successful delivery of our projects.

• Programme Development & Management:
  Create, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• Resource Planning:
  Allocate and optimise labour, plant, and material resources to meet project demands and improve productivity.
• Monitoring & Reporting:
  Track progress against baseline programmes, highlight risks and delays and provide accurate progress reports, forecasts, recovery plans, and Earned Value analysis to management, clients, and stakeholders.
• Coordination & Communication:
  Collaborate with design, engineering, commercial, and construction teams, as well as contractors and sub‑contractors, to ensure programmes are realistic, integrated, and achievable.
• Risk & Change Management:
  Assess the impact of design or scope changes, perform time‑risk analysis, and develop effective mitigation strategies.
• Contract Compliance:
  Ensure planning practices comply with NEC contract principles, company standards, and industry best practice.
• Software Utilisation:
  Apply advanced skills in MS Project and Primavera P6 to manage schedules, dependencies, critical paths, resource/cost loading, and reporting outputs.
• Tender Support:
  Produce tender programmes and contribute to bid deliverables to support business development.

• Hold a relevant qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Planner/Planner of Works within the construction and engineering sectors.
• Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, including design, delivery, and commissioning.
• Experienced in MS Project and Primavera P6, skilled in preparing and managing detailed project schedules, reports, and presentations, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience in the water treatment sector or a closely connected industry.
• Working knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, and CECA contract mechanisms would be advantageous.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of successful collaboration across diverse stakeholders.

• Competitive salary to reflect the role and duties
• Life Assurance Plan – 3× Gross Salary
• Workplace Pension – 3% per Employer
• Private Medical – Option to add Family
• 30 days Paid Holidays per year
• Rewarding Workplace culture
• Continuous Professional Development

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Closing Date:
Friday 30th January, 2026

Contract Type:
Full‑time

Salary:
Based on Experience

Apply now to become the welcoming face of TES.