About this role
Planning Engineer
Department: Planning
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: West Cumbria
Reporting To: Derek O'Neil
Description
What you will be doing:
- Developing robust, NEC‑compliant programmes from design through to delivery
- Working with designers, subcontractors and project teams to build accurate, resource‑loaded plans
- Monitoring progress, updating programmes and producing clear lookaheads and phasing plans
- Driving project controls, benchmarking, logistics planning and time risk management
- Creating 4D sequences, using digital tools (Asta, PowerBI) and interrogating 3D models
- Supporting design management through programme impact analysis
- Coaching Assistant Planning Engineers and contributing to a collaborative, high‑performing team environment
What you will bring:
- Degree‑qualified in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
- Experience as a Site/Section Engineer or similar, with strong understanding of construction methodology
- Proven planning experience in civil engineering or related sectors
- Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills
- Confident using Asta, PowerBI and digital engineering tools
- An approach built on collaboration, continuous improvement and professional integrity
Benefits:
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Private Healthcare
- Car Allowance
- Company Pension
- Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
- Health Care Cashplan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car Leasing Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Life Assurance
- Buy/sell holidays
- Other discounts and Cashback plans
Other facts
About Carey Group
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.
What you'll do
- The Planning Engineer will develop NEC-compliant programmes and work with various teams to ensure project delivery. Responsibilities include monitoring progress, creating 4D sequences, and coaching Assistant Planning Engineers.
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