About the role
Job Title: Civils Planner
Location: West of Scotland / Motherwell / Glasgow
Project Type: Civils / Substation Build
Company: Balfour Beatty Group

ABOUT US:

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.
Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Are you an experienced Planner with a passion for delivering complex civils projects? Do you thrive on creating robust programmes that keep projects on track, safe, and successful? If you have a civils background and expertise in Primavera P6, we want you to join our dynamic team!
Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
What you’ll be doing

As a Civils Planner you will have the following accountabilities:

• Work on high-profile civils projects that shape the future of infrastructure.
• Collaborate with innovative teams committed to safety, productivity, and excellence.
• Drive real impact with your planning expertise in a supportive, growth-focused environment.
• Enjoy opportunities to lead, innovate, and advance your career with a market-leading firm.

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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As a Planner, you’ll be at the heart of our project success, from tender to completion. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and managing Tender and Contract Programmes using Primavera P6, ensuring compliance with planning standards and contract requirements.
• Collaborating with Operations and Bid Teams to establish construction methods, sequencing, and outputs for civils projects.
• Identifying planning scope, constraints, and major quantities to create robust programmes.
• Producing planning deliverables, including programmes, reports, and presentations.
• Applying resource levelling techniques and reconciling plant, labour, and materials.
• Interfacing with third parties to resolve issues and ensure seamless project delivery.
• Supporting BIM Coordinators and setting up lean visual programmes to boost project performance and safety.

WHY THIS ROLE STANDS OUT:

This isn’t just a job—it’s a chance to shape the success of major civils projects while growing your expertise in a collaborative, innovative environment. You’ll work with cutting-edge tools like Primavera P6, leverage your civils experience, and make a tangible impact on project outcomes.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more