CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
HOURS OF WORK: 40 Hours basic, Monday to Friday
SALARY: £50,000 per annum
BENEFITS: Westfield Health, Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to work scheme
CLOSING DATE: 14th July 2026
A vacancy has arisen for a Planning Engineer to join our Engineering Projects team based in Barnsley.
The Planning Engineer role exists to work either alone or as part of a team to provide commercial management within the engineering and projects business of Hargreaves Industrial Services.
The role briefly encompasses the following duties: -
Develop, maintain and manage detailed project programmes using industry-standard planning tools (e.g. Microsoft Projects) covering all phases from engineering through to commissioning.
Produce integrated engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) schedules, ensuring alignment across disciplines and work packages.
Establish project baselines (programme, resources and progress measurement systems), ensuring robust control from project commencement.
Monitor and analyse project progress against the baseline programme, identifying variances, delays and potential risks to delivery.
Prepare and update regular progress reports, dashboards and KPI metrics for project teams and senior management.
Conduct critical path analysis and identify key interfaces, constraints and programme risks, recommending mitigation and recovery actions.
Work closely with project managers, engineers and commercial team to ensure alignment between programme, cost and resource planning.
Support the management of change by assessing programme impacts of variations, compensation events and scope changes.
Develop and maintain short-term look ahead programmes (e.g. 4-week / 12-week plans) to support site execution and delivery teams.
Interface with subcontractors and suppliers to incorporate their schedules into the overall programme and ensure coordination across all parties.
Lead programme review meetings, challenging progress updates and ensuring accurate and realistic forecasting of completion dates.
Support claims preparation and dispute resolution by providing programme analysis, including delay analysis and entitlement assessments.
Undertake resource loading and productivity analysis to ensure efficient deployment of labour, plant and materials.
Ensure that planning processes comply with company procedures, project controls standards and client requirements.
Contribute to tender and pre-construction activities by developing outline and detailed programmes, phasing plans and delivery strategies
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills/experience/ attributes:-
Strong knowledge of project planning principles, scheduling methodologies and project controls processes.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft projects (or equivalent planning software) for programme development and management.
Understanding of different project delivery models (EPC, turnkey, design & build) and their planning implications.
Knowledge of construction and engineering sequences across civils, mechanical, structural and electrical disciplines.
Familiarity with critical path methodology (CPM), earned value management (EVM) and progress measurement techniques.
Ability to develop detailed, logic-linked project programmes from first principles.
Strong analytical capability to assess progress, identify delays and recommend mitigation strategies.
Experience in programme risk analysis, scenario planning and recovery planning.
Ability to carry out delay analysis (e.g. impacted as-planned, time impact analysis) to support claims and change management.
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel (data analysis, reporting, dashboards) and PowerPoint for presentation of programme data.
Experience with project controls and reporting systems (e.g. Power BI, Asta, Microsoft Project, or similar) is advantageous.
Understanding of the relationship between programme, cost and commercial outcomes.
Awareness of contract requirements relating to programmes, particularly under NEC or similar forms.
Ability to assess the programme impact of compensation events, variations and changes to scope.
Appreciation of the role of programme in supporting claims, extensions of time and dispute resolution.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly present complex programme information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Confidence to challenge assumptions and interrogate progress updates from project teams and subcontractors.
Ability to work collaboratively with project managers, engineers, commercial teams and supply chain partners
Strong problem-solving capability in fast-paced project environments.
Resilient and adaptable, particularly in high-pressure or changing project conditions.
What we do:
As an established contract management Company, Hargreaves Industrial Services provides high standard, professional services to our clients within industrial sectors both within the UK and abroad.
Our core services include:
Design & Build multidisciplinary (civils, structures and MEICA) turnkey projects
Cradle to grave EPC schemes
Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies
As a Company we pride ourselves on our service delivery and professional 'can do' attitude and we are always looking for committed, keen, professional people to join us.
