Planning Engineer

At Cavendish Nuclear, 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 our Bristol site.

The role:

As a Planning Engineer, you play a vital role in the successful planning, coordination and delivery of complex, highly regulated engineering programmes. You provide accurate, assured schedules that enable sound decision‑making, effective risk management and on‑time delivery across major nuclear projects. You will be supporting the Sizewell C programme, one of the UK’s largest and most nationally significant nuclear infrastructure projects. This is a full‑time role, working 37 hours per week, based in Bristol. Hybrid working patterns are available, supporting flexibility while ensuring close collaboration with delivery teams.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be required to:

• Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, aligned to governance and planning standards
• Analysing progress, forecast data, critical path and schedule risk to identify trends, threats and opportunities
• Supporting delivery teams by reviewing contractor and supplier schedules and monthly progress submissions
• Producing clear planning reports, dashboards and visuals for project managers and stakeholders
• Collaborating with engineering, procurement, construction and commercial teams to deliver joined‑up planning solutions

Essential experience of the Planning Engineer:

• Proven experience working as a Planning Engineer or Project Planner on complex programmes
• Experience operating within highly regulated environments such as nuclear, energy, infrastructure, rail or defence
• Strong hands‑on experience using Primavera P6
• Experience reviewing contractor or supplier schedules and progress updates
• Experience providing planning insight, analysis and reporting to delivery teams

Qualifications for the Planning Engineer:

• Degree in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or a related discipline (desirable)
• Recognised project management or planning qualification (such as APM), or equivalent experience

We offer a matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance, access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+, an employee share scheme, and an employee shopping savings portal. Payment of Professional Fees is also included. Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave. Holiday Trading allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. ‘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. We provide excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

We’re Cavendish Nuclear — a team of c5,000 specialists and a core part of Babcock International Group. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. Across clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning, your work will contribute to projects that are critical to energy security and national protection. Together, we’re shaping a future that lasts — not only through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. Join us and discover how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.