Trainee Project Planner

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team . We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity. 

As a Trainee Planner you will be part of our planning department who are responsible for producing robust and detailed programmes for all works associated with the design, procurement, and construction phases of the projects. Also, a key part of the role will be liaising with the Project/Construction Manager and Site Engineers to ensure that the programme keeps abreast of any changes.

Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

• Working alongside a Planner managing project programmes along the project life cycle
• Work with the Engineers to learn construction methods in the and undertake site visits.
• In conjunction with the Planner learn how to build, optimise, and implement construction planning and programmes in Primavera P6.
• When necessary, produce detailed trackers to be used to collect and report progress made on a weekly basis.
• Work with the Head of Commercial and the planning team to develop a planning culture throughout the business units and projects.
• Champion programme management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects.
• Work closely with the Planner, Project Manager and Project Q.S. to maximise the potential of each project, attend site meetings when necessary.
• Gather benchmarking information to aid the value for money assessment on each project.
• Maintain ongoing development and delivery of a co-ordinated change agenda for business improvement.
• Work cohesively with the commercial and financial members of the Planning and Systems team.
• Hybrid working with 2-3 days on site.

What you’ll bring

• Competent with Microsoft Office 
• Full UK driving licence
• Knowledge of planning software: Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project advantageous
• Knowledge of construction practices advantageous

What’s in it for you?

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year 
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3 rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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