Planning Engineer
Flagship Marine Project | Plymouth
The Company
You’ll be joining a leading civil engineering contractor with a strong track record delivering complex, high-value infrastructure across the marine, water, and energy sectors. Known for their technical capability and long-term client relationships, they’re trusted to deliver some of the UK’s most challenging schemes — and they invest heavily in the people who make that happen.
The Project
You’ll be working on a new, major £100m+ redevelopment within a live naval dockyard environment, involving the upgrade and construction of multiple large-scale marine basins and associated infrastructure.
It’s a technically demanding scheme with significant reinforced concrete works, complex sequencing, and logistical challenges — all being delivered in a highly controlled, secure setting. Crucially, you’ll be joining at an early stage, giving you the chance to influence how the project is planned and delivered from the ground up — not just inherit someone else’s programme.
The Role
This is not a back-office planning role. You’ll be right at the centre of the project — shaping the strategy, not just tracking it. You’ll take ownership of developing and managing the programme, working closely with commercial, site, and design teams to build a plan that actually works in practice.
Building programmes from first principles
Pulling together input from site, commercial, and design teams
Defining sequencing, methodology, and the true critical path
Challenging assumptions and driving smarter engineering solutions
Keeping programmes live, accurate, and aligned with site reality
Identifying risks early and helping steer the project around them
This is a role where your engineering background is as important as your planning ability.
Candidate Requirements
This role is ideal for someone who has come up through the civil engineering route and understands how projects are built — not just how they look on a programme.
The ability to gain high level Security Clearance
Background as a Site Engineer, Senior Engineer, or Site Agent
Experience on heavy civil engineering projects
Strong understanding of construction sequencing and delivery
Working knowledge of MS Project or Primavera P6
Confident working across multiple teams and challenging when needed
Able to work in Plymouth and obtain SC Clearance
Most importantly — you’re proactive, commercially aware, and capable of turning real site experience into practical, buildable plans. What You’ll Get
Salary up to £70,000, Bonus, Car allowance, Pension, Private healthcare, 26 days holiday
Long-term, secure work on a flagship project
The chance to shape a major scheme from the outset
Exposure to complex marine and RC engineering
Clear progression within planning and project controls
Ongoing work beyond this project — not just a single scheme Interested?
If you want to be in a role where you can influence how a major project is delivered — not just report on it, apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat