Senior Planner

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Job Title: Senior Planner

Location Cambuslang

Salary from £44,000 to £55,000 + benefits

Help us create a better future, quicker

As a Senior Planner you will be directly responsible for the Production, Maintenance & Update, Change Control, Schedule Risk Management and Reporting of high-quality MSP/Primavera P6 Schedules.

Working in our core projects team who take on a vast variety a small capital project that support Scottish Power’s vison and allows us to contribute to the UKs Net Zero Targets

What you’ll be doing

• Development of high-quality project schedules within MSP/Primavera (P6) Enterprise.
• Cultivate and maintain close working relationship with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure regular, accurate and consistent schedule updates from internal and external stakeholders
• Integration of Contractor Schedule Tasks and updates into SPEN Client Schedule
• Identify and highlight schedule risks and variance to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop mitigation scenarios where programme risk and variance is identified
• Co-ordinate between multi-functional teams to resolve identified project or programme issues.
• Provide accurate progress reporting at a pre-defined frequency and on an adhoc basis as required
• Identify and communicate delivery partner interdependences within individual schedules and with other projects in the SPT portfolio, leading on solution development where schedule clashes are identified 

What You’Ll Bring

• Working knowledge of Planning software tools (i.e. Primavera P6 & MSPe)
• Clear understanding of Project Management principles
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management ability
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Highly Numerate and analytical
• Understanding of Utility Regulatory principles
• Understanding of major capital project development and delivery lifecycle
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• What’s in it for you

• Pc Literate

• Clear understanding of Project Management principles
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management ability
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Highly Numerate and analytical
• Understanding of Utility Regulatory principles
• Understanding of major capital project development and delivery lifecycle
• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience
• What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Schemes

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network – connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It’s a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland’s ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we’re taking it very seriously. We’re investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

Important

Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below

October-20-2025