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Balfour Beatty Plc

Aberdeen, SD

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Analysis Skills, Asset Management, Best Practices, Change Control, Change Management, Civil Engineering, Climate Change, Communication Skills, Construction, Construction Design, Construction Engineering, Construction Planning, Contract Requirements, Corporate Governance, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Develop Methodologies, Diversity, Documentation, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Engineering, Finance, Financial Reporting, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Healthcare, Industry Standards, Infrastructure Construction, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Mentoring, Metrics, Microsoft Project, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Plant Layout and Design, Power Transmission, Primavera, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Program Planning, Project Control, Project Engineering, Project Lifecycle, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Property Management, Public Policy, Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate, Roadway Construction, Safety/Work Safety, Security Infrastructure, Strategic Planning, Student Housing, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Switchgear, Team Player, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management
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Aberdeen, SD
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Balfour Beatty and me

What makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work? Is it the limitless career opportunities, our inclusive culture, the scale and complexity of our projects or working alongside the industry's finest experts? Hear from our colleagues across the UK, US and Hong Kong on why you should shape a career at Balfour Beatty. Visit our website to find out more and explore our exciting career opportunities: www.balfourbeattycareers.com #ShapeEverything

Rewards and benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too.

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Job No. BBUK19980

Power - Aberdeen

Power T&D

Planning and Project Controls

Aberdeen

Permanent

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we deliver some of the UK''s most complex and critical infrastructure projects. We are looking for an experienced Planner to join our team in Westhill, Aberdeen, helping to drive the successful delivery of major construction and energy projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for a planning professional who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, influencing project outcomes, and supporting delivery teams from tender stage through to project completion.

What you'll be doing

As a Planner, you will play a key role in developing, managing and maintaining project programmes, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Developing and maintaining detailed project programmes using industry-standard planning software.
  • Producing tender and contract programmes, planning reports, presentations and supporting documentation.
  • Working closely with project teams to develop logical construction methodologies and delivery strategies.
  • Monitoring project progress and analysing programme performance.
  • Identifying critical path activities and advising the team on risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
  • Maintaining project baselines and managing change control processes.
  • Supporting effective resource planning, ensuring labour, plant and materials are utilised efficiently.
  • Producing project metrics and KPI reporting to inform decision-making and drive project performance.
  • Collaborating with internal teams, clients, subcontractors and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Supporting and mentoring Assistant and Trainee Planners where required.

Who we're looking for

  • Previous experience working as a Planner within construction, infrastructure, engineering or other transferable sectors.
  • Proven ability to develop and manage project programmes from inception through to completion.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Good understanding of project controls, planning processes and reporting requirements.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Experience in one of the following:

  • Primavera P6
  • Asta Powerproject
  • Microsoft Project
  • Advanced Excel

You will also demonstrate:

  • Knowledge of construction methodologies and project delivery processes.
  • Understanding of tender documentation, contract requirements and programme management principles.
  • Awareness of project management methodologies and best practice planning techniques.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

  • Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
  • 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
  • Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
  • Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ''Employer Recognition Scheme'' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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