About this role
- Build and track schedules across live battery storage projects
- P6 / Primavera
Planning in renewables is moving fast, and this role puts you in the middle of it. A UK developer, owner and operator of battery storage, flexible generation, pumped hydro and hydrogen assets is looking for a Junior Planner to join its project controls team in Victoria.
You'll plan across a portfolio of live projects, working alongside project managers who rely on a clear programme. You'll learn how large energy assets get built, from construction through to commissioning and handover.
The package
- £45,000–£60,000 per year, permanent
- Hybrid: 3–4 days a week in the Central London office
- Exposure to utility-scale battery storage and other flexible energy infrastructure
- Work across several projects at once, so you build experience quickly
What you'll do
- Help build and maintain project schedules across multiple projects, including short-term lookaheads and critical path analysis
- Support project managers with site meetings and progress reviews through construction and commissioning
- Keep accurate project records: progress schedules, daily diaries and resource tracking
- Track risks, milestones and dependencies across the portfolio and flag problems early
- Support commissioning and handover, liaising with contractors, equipment suppliers and internal teams
- Pull together project data, including cost forecasts, resource allocation and programme performance
- Help maintain commissioning plans, test schedules and compliance records
What you'll bring
- 2–5 years' experience in a planning, scheduling or project coordination role
- Working knowledge of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or similar planning software
- Strong organisation and attention to detail, and the ability to juggle several workstreams
- Clear communication with contractors, project managers and internal teams
- A team player who is comfortable supporting several project managers at once
- A-levels or equivalent in a technical or business subject, or equivalent hands-on experience
Ideal, not essential
- Experience of battery storage, renewables or other energy and infrastructure projects
- Site coordination or commissioning exposure
- Awareness of UK grid connection processes (DNO / National Grid)
- Understanding of health, safety and environmental requirements on construction sites