Role: Planning Engineer (MEP / Mission Critical)

Location: Potters Bar, Hertfordshire (travel to London office also required)

Employment type: Permanent / On-site / Full Time

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000

We’re working with a leading data centre and infrastructure specialist delivering complex, MEP-heavy projects across the UK and Europe.

They’re looking for a Planning Engineer to support programme delivery across live projects, with a strong focus on MEP packages and technically complex builds. Data centre experience is preferred, but candidates from other mission-critical environments (pharma, semiconductor, advanced manufacturing) will also be considered.

This is a hands-on planning role, working closely with Project Managers and site teams to manage programmes, track progress, and support delivery.

What you’ll be doing

• Developing and maintaining project programmes across design, procurement, construction, and commissioning
• Working with site teams to ensure programme alignment across MEP works
• Monitoring progress against programme and identifying delays, risks, and recovery actions
• Supporting programme updates, look-aheads, and reporting
• Reviewing subcontractor and main contractor programmes where required
• Assisting with programme logic, sequencing, and resource planning
• Supporting change management, including variations and programme impacts
• Using tools such as Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject

What you’ll need

• Experience as a Planner / Planning Engineer within construction
• Strong exposure to MEP packages or technically complex projects
• Ideally experience within data centres or other mission-critical environments
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Asta Powerproject
• Good understanding of construction sequencing and delivery
• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with site teams
• Technical qualification in MEP, engineering, or construction (preferred)