Lead Planning Engineer

About The Role

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 Lead Planning Engineer, you will:

• Prepare and maintain Company project plan / schedule and interface with / input to Client project plan.
• Understand and positively react to PD&MS needs in an expedient and proactive manner within the planning function.
• Deliver department project deliverables in accordance with agreed schedules and priorities.
• Undertake the development and improvement of Planning systems, tools and processes.
• Support the periodic review of company Planning procedures and policy.
• Attend kick off meetings and gather data to determine schedule constraints.
• Establish set project baselines and obtain agreement from all stakeholders.
• Liaise and interface with Client Representatives on issues of project planning.
• Carry out data retrieval and review pursuant to project planning status.
• Undertake general project related activities as required.
• Attend and support Planning Risk Reviews as required.
• Comply with Corporate Planning standards.
• Communicate potential project plan / schedule risk to PRP.
• Prepare, update and issue project plans.
• Impart up to date information on project planning and control principles.
• Provide planning support in preparation / approval of tenders.
• Adhere to the company integrated management system. 

The role offers:

Development opportunities: the opportunity to develop within your planning team, 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.

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: Glasgow - hybrid working 3 days in the office with flexibility to work from home for 2 days.

About You

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills / attributes:

• Degree qualified in a relevant subject.
• Significant experience in the use of Planning software - Primavera P6.
• Demonstrable experience in the application of Project Planning and Control Principles.
• Reasonable understanding of all engineering disciplines. 
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience in managing and developing others.

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.