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This role requires an expanded level of knowledge and experience of professional practice in this discipline, representing the first degree of progression from an entry-level role. This role applies discipline domain knowledge, experience, and judgement to undertake a range of professional assignments. This role will work within established procedures and guidance, under supervision from management roles or senior grade professionals\nDescription\nFooter\nJob Title: Planning Engineer\nLocation: Devonport, Plymouth\nCompensation: £33,900 - £42,400\nRole Type: Full time / Permanent\nRole ID: SF77031\nHelp shape the future of critical engineering programmes\nAt Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Planning Engineer at Devonport Royal Dockyard.\nAs a Planning Engineer, you'll support the successful delivery of complex engineering programmes that are vital to national defence and infrastructure. Working within our Facilities Engineering team, you'll play a key role in ensuring projects are effectively planned, monitored and delivered. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your project controls and planning expertise while collaborating with technical specialists, engineers and project teams across a unique and highly regulated environment.\nThe role\nThe Facilities Engineering department supports the safe, effective and efficient operation of site-wide facilities by providing engineering oversight, planning and delivery support across a range of programmes and projects. Through robust planning and reporting processes, the team enables informed decision-making, supports programme delivery and helps ensure resources, budgets and schedules are managed effectively.\nAs a Planning Engineer, you'll work on meaningful projects that support critical defence capabilities while building valuable experience in planning, scheduling and project controls. You'll have the opportunity to influence project outcomes, develop your technical expertise and contribute to work that makes a real difference.\nDay-to-day, you’ll be required to:\nCreating and maintaining project schedules using appropriate planning methodologies and facility requirements.\nCollaborating with Design Authorities, Engineering Delivery Managers and project leads to ensure programme requirements are accurately reflected in plans.\nMonitoring project progress within Primavera P6 and analysing schedule performance to identify risks, variances and opportunities.\nFacilitating schedule reviews with engineering and project stakeholders and recommending corrective actions where required.\nProducing project reports, supporting budget monitoring activities and maintaining resource and cost-related planning data.\nThis role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.\nEssential experience of the Planning Engineer:\nExperience working within an engineering environment.\nPlanning and programme management experience.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nAbility to interpret project data and identify schedule risks, trends and variances.\nWorking knowledge of Primavera P6 would be advantageous.\nQualifications for the Planning Engineer:\nEssential:\nMinimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade A-C / 4-9.\nDesirable:\nPlanning, project controls or programme management-related qualifications.\nPrimavera P6 training or certification.\nSecurity Clearance\nThe successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.\nMany of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).\nWhat we offer\nGenerous holiday allowance\nMatched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance\nAccess to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+\nEmployee shopping savings portal\nPayment of Professional Fees\nReservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave\nHoliday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.\n‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity\nBabcock\nWe’re Babcock - a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference.\nHere, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts - not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.\nWe call that lifetime engineering.\nJoin us and see how far we can go, together.\nWe are a disability confident committed employer. 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