Job Title: Planning Engineer
Location: Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangement
Compensation: Attractive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF
Shape The Future of UK Nuclear Infrastructure
At Cavendish Nuclear, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at our Bristol site.
The role
As a Planning Engineer, you play a vital role in the successful planning, coordination and delivery of complex, highly regulated engineering programmes. You provide accurate, assured schedules that enable sound decision‑making, effective risk management and on‑time delivery across major nuclear projects. You will be supporting the Sizewell C programme, one of the UK’s largest and most nationally significant nuclear infrastructure projects.
This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week, based in Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, supporting flexibility while ensuring close collaboration with delivery teams.
Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:
1. Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, aligned to governance and planning standards
2. Analysing progress, forecast data, critical path and schedule risk to identify trends, threats and opportunities
3. Supporting delivery teams by reviewing contractor and supplier schedules and monthly progress submissions
4. Producing clear planning reports, dashboards and visuals for project managers and stakeholders
5. Collaborating with engineering, procurement, construction and commercial teams to deliver joined‑up planning solutions
Essential experience of the Planning Engineer:
6. Proven experience working as a Planning Engineer or Project Planner on complex programmes
7. Experience operating within highly regulated environments such as nuclear, energy, infrastructure, rail or defence
8. Strong hands‑on experience usingPrimavera P6
9. Experience reviewing contractor or supplier schedules and progress updates
10. Experience providing planning insight, analysis and reporting to delivery teams
Qualifications for the Planning Engineer:
11. Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or a related discipline (desirable)
12. Recognised project management or planning qualification (such as APM), or equivalent experience
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) 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
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