We are seeking an experienced Lead Planning Engineer to join our delivery team on a major UK agricultural manufacturing capital programme. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project planning and scheduling, with proven expertise in Primavera P6 and a track record of delivering complex schedules across construction, turnaround, and commissioning environments.
In this role, you will be embedded full-time within the client's project team, providing dedicated planning and scheduling support across a growing portfolio of capital projects. You will work alongside a co-located PMO Hive team comprising cost engineering, document control, commercial, and strategic advisory functions.
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project across the capital programme.
* Perform critical path analysis, float management, and schedule risk assessment.
* Produce S-curves, resource histograms, and earned value metrics to track project performance against baseline.
* Deliver weekly and monthly schedule progress reports, variance analysis, and rolling look-ahead programmes.
* Provide specialist planning support for turnaround and planned outage scheduling, including resource loading and execution monitoring.
* Ensure alignment between project schedules, cost forecasts, and resource plans across the portfolio.
* Attend site regularly to validate progress, verify scope, and update schedules based on field conditions.
* Collaborate with project managers, engineers, and contractors to develop achievable execution strategies.
Requirements
* 10+ years' experience as a Lead Planning Engineer or Senior Planner on complex capital or industrial programmes.
* Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (essential) and Microsoft Project.
* Demonstrated experience in turnaround, shutdown, and outage planning within process, industrial, or energy environments.
* Strong understanding of critical path methodology, resource levelling, and schedule risk analysis.
* Experience producing multi-level progress reporting (Level 1–5), including graphical and tabular outputs and executive narratives.
* Track record of working in embedded client-side or PMC roles within multi-discipline project teams.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Self-motivated and comfortable working autonomously within a site-based environment.
* Experience on pharmaceutical, chemical, FMCG, or agricultural manufacturing capital programmes.
* Familiarity with NEC contract scheduling requirements.
* Experience with Acumen Fuse or equivalent schedule quality assessment tools.
* Knowledge of EPC project lifecycle from FEED through construction and commissioning.
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