Job Description
Title: Regional Planning Engineer
Location: Bristol (Hybrid)
Salary: up to £95,000 + package
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Regional Planning Engineer to join a well-established and respected contractor with a strong and secure pipeline of work across the South West and South Wales. This is a pivotal regional position, taking ownership of the planning function across multiple live projects and acting as a key link between site teams, commercial teams and senior leadership.
You will be heavily involved in live, site-based projects, providing hands-on planning support, developing and maintaining robust programmes, and ensuring planning best practice is embedded across the region. This role offers a high level of autonomy and influence, making it ideal for a planner who enjoys being close to delivery and driving real project outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Planning Engineer looking to step into a senior regional role and play a central part in the successful delivery of projects across the South West and South Wales. This is a hybrid role offering flexible working, the week will be split between office, remote working and live sites.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and oversee the planning function across multiple live projects within the region
* Develop, manage and maintain detailed construction programmes using Asta Powerproject
* Work closely with site teams to monitor progress, identify risks and implement mitigation strategies
* Provide programme input from pre-construction through to project completion
* Ensure programmes align with NEC contract requirements, including change management, compensation events and progress reporting
* Support project teams with short-term lookaheads, progress updates and recovery planning
* Provide clear programme reporting to senior management and key stakeholders
* Challenge methods, sequencing and logic to drive efficiency and programme certainty
* Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes and regional best practice
Requirements
* Proven experience as a Planning Engineer or Senior Planner within a main contracting environment
* Strong site-based experience with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach
* Excellent working knowledge of NEC contracts and associated planning and programme obligations
* Advanced user of Asta Powerproject
* Experience managing programmes across multiple live projects
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to work independently while influencing teams across a regional portfolio
What’s on Offer
* Salary up to circa £95,000 per annum
* Annual car allowance £7,000
* Hybrid flexible working
* Pension, Healthcare, Life assurance, Private Medical
* 28 day annual leave plus bank holidays
* Long-term career development within a supportive and collaborative environment
If you are looking for a new opportunity in planning and you would like to be considered for the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV to matt.lilburn@goldgroup.co.uk or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 for further information quoting reference 72645.