Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer
Location: Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape the future of Nuclear Engineering with Cavendish Nuclear.
At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Planning Engineer, at our Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol.
The role
As a Senior Planning Engineer, you’ll be at the heart of some of the UK’s most critical nuclear projects. You’ll play a vital role in shaping and maintaining robust project schedules that drive delivery excellence across the full project lifecycle. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—on national infrastructure, on your career, and on the future of clean energy and defence.
This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week on a hybrid basis, with flexibility to work from home and on-site at Warrington (Cheshire) or Bristol.
Day-to-day, you’ll
1. Create and maintain detailed project schedules from initiation through to completion
2. Track progress, identify deviations, and propose recovery actions
3. Support Project Managers to ensure delivery on time, within scope and budget
4. Manage schedule changes in line with NEC4 commercial requirements
5. Produce clear, concise reports and updates for internal and external stakeholders
Essential experience of the Senior Planning Engineer:
6. Proven experience in planning within engineering, nuclear, or other highly regulated sectors
7. Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6
8. Experience delivering high-value, complex projects across the full lifecycle
9. Familiarity with NEC4 contracts and commercial scheduling
10. Ability to produce monthly programme updates for customers
Qualifications for the Senior Planning Engineer:
11. A relevant engineering or project management qualification is desirable
12. Professional certifications in planning or project controls would be advantageous
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at
What we offer
13. Generous holiday allowance
14. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
15. Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
16. Employee share scheme
17. Employee shopping savings portal
18. Payment of Professional Fees
19. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
20. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
21. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
22. Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of