Planning Engineer

Job Role: Planning Engineer

Hours: 07:30 – 17:00
Location: Site-based role covering Coventry to Lichfield
Pay: Competitive, subject to experience + company car/allowance

Red Sky Personnel is recruiting on behalf of a well-established main contractor delivering large-scale projects across the UK.

As a Planning Engineer, you’ll play a vital part in shaping projects from the very beginning right through to completion. You’ll be at the heart of the team, developing clear, well-structured programmes, resource plans, and logistics strategies that keep everything moving smoothly. Working closely with colleagues across Pre-Construction, Estimating, and Health & Safety, you’ll help bring ideas to life and ensure every project is set up for success.

Key Duties

Prepare fully resourced tender, construction programmes, and logistics plans

Support bids, live projects, and post-bid negotiations through to handover

Collaborate with internal teams (Pre-Construction, Estimating, Build, Technical, Commercial) and external stakeholders (clients, consultants, subcontractors)

Participate in reviews, client meetings, and risk assessments

Ensure site teams and contractors work to fully integrated, properly sequenced programmes

Review drawings, specifications, and contracts with engineers and surveyors to ensure accurate planning

Provide regular progress reporting, lookahead programmes, and updates in line with company and project requirements

Work on NEC contracts, producing and issuing cl.31, cl.32, and cl.62.2 programmes

Requirements

Relevant Third Level Qualification

Previous experience as a Planner

Experience with Asta Powerproject & Primavera

Recognised Construction-Related Qualification

Experience working with a main contractor on large-scale projects with solid knowledge of civil works (M&E and Fit Out experience an advantage)

Enthusiastic, motivated individual with strong communication skills

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Highly organised, able to use time productively, maximise efficiency, and meet challenging deadlines

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected contractor with a strong pipeline of major projects. If you’re looking for a role where you can make an impact, be valued for your expertise, and further develop your career, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply or find out more, please get in touch with Red Sky Personnel today