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Planning Engineer

  • Location: Ipswich
  • Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + Car allowance & benefits per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 14 hours ago

  • Sector: Civils
  • Contact: Richard Walker
  • Contact Email: richard.walker@linsco.com
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 13 February 2026
  • Job Ref: J30459_1768406896

Role: Senior Planning Engineer
Location: Ipswich
Salary: Up to £65,00 p/a (dependent on experience)
Additional: Company vehicle or car allowance
Job Type: Full-time - Permanent

Are you an experienced Planning Engineer or Site Engineer looking to move into a planning role with prior exposure to working on civil engineering sites?

We have an exciting new opportunity with our client, a well-established civil engineering firm with national coverage.

They are looking for an experienced and ambitious Senior Planning Engineer to help support and plan on project delivery, working with the pre-contract tender team and assisting with bid writing as well as where necessary throughout the duration of a variety of civils and infrastructure schemes.

It is essential that any applicants also have some level of site based experience for this positions.

Key duties:

  • Advise and assist on planning, methods of construction, solutions to engineering problems and programme creation.
  • Ensure that while planning each tender, all alternative methods and strategies have been considered and discussed with the tender team.
  • Provision of supporting documents for each tender submission as required.
  • Assist in the review of sub-contracted design work with respect to buildability and tender compliance, seeking advice from the Technical Manager when necessary.
  • Ensure that any programmes and supporting documents produced, comply with all schemes' specific constraints.

Required Skills:

  • The ideal candidate will have a wide experience of working on civil engineering sites, will have a minimum of an HNC civil engineering qualification and be comfortable working in a team.
  • Will be proficient using programming software such as Asta or Microsoft Project, although some training can be provided.
  • Able to function well within a team with good communication skills and technical engineering knowledge.

What they offer:

  • Competitive salary of up to £65k per annum based on experience
  • Company car or car allowance
  • 25 days holiday plus bank hols and holiday purchase scheme
  • Company pension scheme, matched up to 8%
  • Life assurance cover 4x annual salary
  • Investment in development via internal training schemes
  • Company social events and early finish on Fridays!

If you feel you are suited to this role, then please apply with an updated CV and I will get in touch as soon as possible.

Applications

If you feel that you have the relevant experience to be successful in this position and would like to find out more, please apply online today, attaching a copy of your current CV.

Due to the vast number of applications that we receive, it is not possible for us to contact all applicants; therefore, only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear anything back within 7 days of submitting your application, you have unfortunately not been selected.

Linsco is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered on their merits regardless of background, characteristics or personal circumstances. All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.