Junior Planning Engineer

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community?

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.

You can be part of our vision!

Working Pattern: Permanent / Full Time

As the Junior Planning Engineer, you will:

Assist with the preparation and maintenance of Company project plans/schedule
Collate and input progress data whilst identifying any progress queries and liaising with the responsible Senior Planning Engineer
Create new schedules based on the client template using estimate data
Oversee Data retrieval and review pursuant to project planning status
Assist with other general project related activities
Review project plans for conformance with PD&MS standard coding, logic and reporting parameters
Update company reports showing resourcing requirements, progress to date and forecast man hour liquidation per month
Update project plans with guidance from Senior Planning Engineers to accurately report progress to date, forecast resourcing requirements and man hour liquidation per month

The role offers:

Development opportunities: The opportunity to develop within your planning department, to be appreciated, to work with people who have the same goals and are driven to succeed.

Varied workload: You’ll have the chance to transfer your skills and develop in our industry and deliver on projects across the fully energy sector, from conventional to renewable energies. Opportunities for transferable skills: if you’re experience isn’t traditional oil & gas, we still want to hear from you! If you’ve EPC experience in nuclear, rail, utilities, petro-chemical, renewables, marine and pharmaceuticals then please apply.

Salary: Competitive Salary depending on knowledge and experience plus a range of benefits that support your finances, wellbeing, and family. Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Income Protection, Private Medical Cover, Private Dental Cover, 33 days holiday, Holiday Buy, Flexible Working and Employee Assist Programme and CashPlan.

Location: Aberdeen or Glasgow – hybrid working 3 days in the office with flexibility to work from home for 2 days.

About You

You'll have experience of:

The use of MS Office applications
Excellent written and spoken English

Personal Attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.

Go the extra mile
Empower our people
Never get complacent
Engage our partners
Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard. We’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve further. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.