Senior Planning Engineer

Job description

Title: Senior Planner or Planner (M&E)

Location: Manchester (Hybrid – 2 days remote)

Salary: £60-90,000 + car allowance + package

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Planner, or an ambitious Planner ready to step up, to join a busy and growing contractor with a strong pipeline of projects across the North West. This is a fantastic chance to become part of a high-performing team delivering a diverse portfolio of projects across multiple build sectors, including hospitals, prisons, commercial offices, schools and other major developments.

Working across both tender and contract stages, you will play a key role in developing and managing construction programmes, supporting project teams from early bid strategy through to successful delivery on site. With exposure to a wide range of technically challenging schemes, this role offers excellent variety, career development and the opportunity to make a real impact across a substantial regional workload.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage construction programmes across tender and live project stages
• Support bid teams with programme strategy, sequencing and methodology
• Work closely with project, commercial and delivery teams to ensure programme alignment
• Monitor progress, identify risks and support mitigation strategies
• Provide planning expertise across a broad range of M&E-intensive projects
• Support successful project delivery through robust programme management

Requirements

• Strong UK construction industry experience
• Proven M&E planning experience across building projects
• Proficiency in Asta Powerproject or Primavera P6
• Strong understanding of construction processes, sequencing and project delivery
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ambition to develop and progress within a growing business

The Opportunity

• Join a contractor with a strong and secure pipeline of North West projects
• Work across a wide variety of sectors including healthcare, justice, commercial and education
• Excellent exposure to both pre-construction and delivery planning
• Genuine long-term career progression for both experienced Senior Planners and ambitious Planners ready for the next step

Offer

• Starting salary £50-90,000 + package
• Annual car allowance of £6,000 or choice of company car
• Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Private Medical
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible benefits scheme and other great benefits.

If you are looking for a new career challenge in planning and you are interested in the above opportunity then please apply by sending your CV to matt.lilbrun@goldgroup.co.uk or call Matt Lilburn on 01342 330 533 quoting refence 73668.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-05-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English