Senior Planner

Scotland
€80000 p.a.
Electrical Engineering
Posted 1 day ago
Your new planning team in Glasgow are expanding and are looking an experienced Senior Project Planner to support the delivery of high voltage (HV) substation and transmission projects (110kV–400kV).

This role is ideal for someone with strong technical knowledge of electrical infrastructure builds who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You’ll work closely with project managers, engineers, and commercial teams to ensure programmes are accurate, risk-aware, and deliverable.
  • Be part of delivering mission-critical grid and substation projects.
  • Play a key role in Scotland’s energy transition and renewables rollout.
  • Competitive remuneration with strong career progression and training opportunities.
  • Work alongside a highly skilled team of engineers, project managers, and delivery specialists.
  • Gain exposure to industry-leading planning tools and frameworks.

For those eager to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to reach out to Stephen at stephen@breaghrecruitment.com / 015314345

Senior Planner Skills:
  • Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a strong trades background with relevant technical expertise.
  • 5+ years’ planning experience within energy, utilities, or HV/MV substation projects.
  • In-depth understanding of HV/MV construction methods and sequencing.
  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory). Familiarity with Power BI is advantageous.
  • Solid knowledge of NEC or FIDIC contracts and earned value principles.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proven ability to lead planning discussions, influence decision-making, and drive collaboration across project teams.

As a Senior Planner:
  • Provide high-quality planning support to project managers.
  • Mentor and guide junior planners where needed.
  • Review contract documentation and identify scheduling and reporting requirements.
  • Develop detailed construction schedules from high-level targets and WBS inputs.
  • Support negotiations and programme alignment with client teams.
  • Resource- and cost-load schedules based on hours and quantities provided by the commercial team.
  • Create project trackers and reporting templates to monitor progress.
  • Integrate construction schedules with main contractor and internal project teams.
  • Track weekly progress and validate with commercial teams every 2–3 weeks.
  • Highlight risks, roadblocks, and recovery options in real time.
  • Develop and manage Level 1–4 programmes using Primavera P6 or MS Project.
  • Identify critical path activities and potential constraints across project phases.
  • Provide early warnings and corrective measures for schedule slippage.
  • Lead programme reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Support tender and bid planning for upcoming projects.
  • Collaborate with design, procurement, and site delivery teams to keep schedules realistic and aligned.

The Package:

Salary will be DOE, but you can expect a salary of at least £80,000 plus package.


Interviews are taking place this week so if you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date CV to stephen@breaghrecruitment.com or call us now on 00353(0)15314345.

The Breagh Team:

Breagh Recruitment are the go-to specialist construction and engineering recruitment consultants, providing qualified and experienced professionals with Construction jobs across the UK and Ireland, with an ethos based on flexibility, hard work, and a bit of good old common sense. We live within these core values servicing our clients and candidates daily.

Key roles we recruit for include Health & Safety managers, M&E project managers, construction managers, M&E site engineers, M&E quantity surveyors, civil engineers, site agents, estimators, buyers, bid managers and M&E site supervisors, across Ireland and the UK.

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