Planning Engineer

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Location:

Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL2 2BG

Onsite or Hybrid:
On Site

Job Title:
Planning Engineer

Role Type:
Full time / Permanent

Role

Help shape the future of critical engineering programmes

At Babcock, We're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

As a Planning Engineer, you'll support the successful delivery of complex engineering programmes that are vital to national defence and infrastructure. Working within our Facilities Engineering team, you'll play a key role in ensuring projects are effectively planned, monitored and delivered. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your project controls and planning expertise while collaborating with technical specialists, engineers and project teams across a unique and highly regulated environment.

The Facilities Engineering department supports the safe, effective and efficient operation of site-wide facilities by providing engineering oversight, planning and delivery support across a range of programmes and projects. Through robust planning and reporting processes, the team enables informed decision-making, supports programme delivery and helps ensure resources, budgets and schedules are managed effectively.

As a Planning Engineer, you'll work on meaningful projects that support critical defence capabilities while building valuable experience in planning, scheduling and project controls. You'll have the opportunity to influence project outcomes, develop your technical expertise and contribute to work that makes a real difference.

Day-to-day, you'll be required to:

• Creating and maintaining project schedules using appropriate planning methodologies and facility requirements.
• Collaborating with Design Authorities, Engineering Delivery Managers and project leads to ensure programme requirements are accurately reflected in plans.
• Monitoring project progress within Primavera P6 and analysing schedule performance to identify risks, variances and opportunities.
• Facilitating schedule reviews with engineering and project stakeholders and recommending corrective actions where required.
• Producing project reports, supporting budget monitoring activities and maintaining resource and cost-related planning data.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

• Experience working within an engineering environment.
• Planning and programme management experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret project data and identify schedule risks, trends and variances.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 would be advantageous.

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade A-C / 4-9.
• Planning, project controls or programme management-related qualifications.
• Primavera P6 training or certification.

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -  () .

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva Digi Care+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days…