Planner in Peterhead

About Us

At Balfour Beatty, we shape infrastructure that underpins daily life and drives the transition to a greener future. As we deliver the ASTII Energy Project in the North East of Scotland, we’re looking for a Planner with Structures / Build experience to join our team.

About the Role

This is a career-defining opportunity to contribute to one of the UK’s landmark energy projects, reporting directly into the Planning Manager and working alongside some of the industry’s leading professionals. This role is ideal for someone who has moved from site as an engineer / agent to now looking for a career in planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing, managing, and maintaining detailed construction programmes from tender through to completion.
• Ensuring programme content complies with planning procedures and guidance.
• Analysing and reporting on the critical path, risks, and opportunities.
• Supporting project delivery teams with sequencing, resource planning, and performance tracking.
• Producing clear planning deliverables – including schedules, reports, planning philosophy, and KPIs – to support successful delivery.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams and external stakeholders to keep this ambitious project on track.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner with construction experience.
• Preferable site to planning experience.
• Strong working knowledge of project planning software such as Primavera P6, Asta, or MS Project.
• Solid understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, and resource management.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

• Be part of a transformational energy project contributing to the UK’s low‑carbon future.
• Enjoy flexibility: you can be based Scotland-wide or in the Central Belt, with travel to the North East of Scotland / Peterhead required from April 2027 onwards.
• Access career development opportunities with clear pathways for progression.
• Work in a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

Professional and Personal Development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career. We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We’re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone. 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We are members of WISE, ENEI, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.