Job Role: Planning Engineer Hours: 07:30 – 17:00
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Location: Site-based role covering Coventry to Lichfield
Pay: Competitive, subject to experience + company car/allowance
Red Sky Personnel are recruiting on behalf of a well-established main contractor delivering large-scale civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK.
As a Planning Engineer, you'll play a vital role in shaping projects from initial planning through to completion. You'll be at the centre of the team, developing well-structured programmes, resource plans, and logistics strategies that keep projects on track. Working closely with Pre-Construction, Estimating, and Health & Safety teams, you'll help ensure every project is set up for success from day one.
Key Duties Prepare fully resourced tender and construction programmes, including logistics plans
Support bids, live projects, and post-bid negotiations through to handover
Collaborate with internal teams (Pre-Construction, Estimating, Build, Technical, Commercial) and external stakeholders (clients, consultants, subcontractors)
Participate in progress reviews, client meetings, and risk assessments
Ensure site teams and contractors work to fully integrated, properly sequenced programmes
Review drawings, specifications, and contracts with engineers and surveyors to ensure accurate planning
Provide regular progress reports, lookahead programmes, and updates in line with company and project requirements
Work on NEC contracts, producing and issuing cl.31, cl.32, and cl.62.2 programmes
Requirements Extensive site experience working on major civil engineering or infrastructure projects (essential)
or
Degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline (essential)
Proven experience as a Planner / Planning Engineer
Proficiency with Asta Powerproject and/or Primavera P6
Strong understanding of construction sequencing, methodologies, and logistics
Experience working with a main contractor on large-scale civil works (M&E and Fit Out experience an advantage)
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a wider delivery team
Highly motivated and able to meet tight deadlines under pressure
Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected main contractor with a strong pipeline of major UK infrastructure projects. You'll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive team that values expertise, innovation, and career development.
If you have a solid civil engineering background and the drive to take your planning career to the next level — we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact Red Sky Personnel for more information.
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