Job Description

MWH Treatment are in a period of significant growth and we are looking to enhance our Planning Team with the recruitment of a Project Planner / Planning Engineer for our Severn Trent region.

Role Responsibilities

The role will report directly to the Planning Manager and its core responsibilities are to build, update, amend and report Project Programmes using the Primavera P6 software. Working with Senior Planners we can offer coaching and guiding for your ongoing development into a planning expert and help drive outperformance amongst the team. The role's responsibilities include:


Directly support our Project Managers and Project Teams by delivering high quality and detailed P6 Programmes that support efficient project delivery. Developing and maintaining project plans through reliable project management methodologies with assurance of baseline scheduling. Enable project management to control the progress of contracts by identifying and producing integrated programmes of work (design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover), monitoring performance against plans and identifying problem areas and potential early warnings. Help the project team minimise risk by identifying the critical path for our projects. Support project and programme level reporting to enhance the information and intelligence available for business planning. Lead the planning section at project progress review meetings.

Role Location

This role will provide planning support to projects spread across the large Severn Trent Region. There will be regular requirements to provide in-person support to the Project Teams at project site locations, alongside visits to the Regional Office based in Derby. Therefore, the ability to drive and travel is a key requirement of the role. Allowances and company benefits for travel are included in the job offer package. The Planning Team in the Region do manage to balance their workloads with elements of remote working, so this is available and flexible around individual project requirements.