Project Planner | Power and Renewables

Project Planner | Power and Renewables | Bellshill, Glasgow

• Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
• To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
• To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
• To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
• To work with the best.
• Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Kirby Group Engineering is expanding their planning team to support the delivery of complex, high voltage (HV) substation and transmission projects across Aberdeen / Inverurie and beyond. We’re looking for an experienced Project Planner who preferably understands the sequencing, risks, and logistics of electrical infrastructure builds, particularly substations (110kV-400kV). You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, and Commercial teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and risk‑aware.

If you’re detail‑oriented, technically minded, and thrive in fast‑paced grid environments, we want to hear from you.

• Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements
• Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager
• Support in client schedule negotiations
• Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team
• Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates
• Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager
• Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2/3 weeks
• Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis

In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:

• Point of contact for the Project Manager for all project related planning issues
• Develop Schedule’s and Histograms for Bid Support as required by the Lead Planner

• Support the implementation of Planning Process
• Review Contract documentation concerning Schedule and Reporting Requirements and ensure that they are met
• Facilitate Planning Meeting(s) where required
• Validation of High Level Target Schedule as received from PM considering current emerging IFC project information
• Optimize build schedule & develop “Pinch Pint Register” identifying where we are not in agreement with Main Contractors / CMT schedule
• High level labour load of Target Schedule to be completed and S-Curve to be produced
• Submit the Schedule and S-curve (& all subsequent schedules) for review and approval to the Lead Planner
• Negotiation strategy to be developed to deal with main contractor schedule risk – influence favourable outcome to KGE
• Organize with Kirby PM & attend meeting with Main Contractor / CMT to negotiate and agree Kirby optimum build schedule – minute and circulate
• Revise / Develop and add agreed level of detail to schedule
• Assist Main Contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule
• Ensure that the schedule is “Labour Loaded” and aligned with the Commercial Department Budgets – highlight any weeks where large progress is…