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Hire Planning Engineers

Hire Planning Engineers who turn scope into a workable plan — quantity tracking, progress measurement, P6 schedule support, and look-aheads that tie the field to the baseline. Progress-capture rigor + P6 fluency verified with references.

Sectors
Every discipline
Data center, healthcare, life sciences, semiconductor, energy, mission critical
Role scope
Plan + progress
Quantity, progress, and schedule support
Geography
US + EMEA
Multi-region controls network
Placement warranty
Replacement guarantee
Every model, every placement
How It Works

Hire Planning Engineers in 3 steps

A structured process for the planning hire — where honest progress measurement and clean quantity tracking keep the schedule connected to reality.

Step 01

Talk to our team

30-minute call. Align on project scope, reporting structure (scheduler, controls manager, or PM), progress measurement method, systems, and start date.

Step 02

Review talent

Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Planning Engineers with sector-matched project history. References from controls managers and lead schedulers included.

Step 03

Hire with confidence

Every placement carries a replacement guarantee.

Why iRecruit.co

What makes our Planning Engineer shortlist different

Real progress measurement

Every Planning Engineer has verified hands-on progress capture — installed quantities, rules of credit, percent-complete methods — on live construction projects.

P6 depth, not just exposure

Reference-verified Primavera P6 work — updating logic, maintaining WBS, building fragnets — rather than exporting someone else’s reports.

Field-facing by habit

Reference-verified time walking the site with superintendents and trade partners — planners who validate progress in the field, not from the trailer.

Vetting Criteria

What we verify on every Planning Engineer

Quantity + progress tracking

Reference-verified installed-quantity tracking, rules of credit, and earned progress reporting.

P6 schedule support

Reference-verified P6 updates, logic maintenance, and fragnet development under a lead scheduler or controls manager.

Look-ahead planning

Reference-verified 3-week look-ahead development aligned to the CPM baseline and the field’s weekly work plans.

Reporting + dashboards

Excel and Power BI progress reporting — S-curves, histograms, and manpower curves leadership can read.

Engineering literacy

Ability to read drawings and specs across CSA and MEP scopes — quantities come from documents, not guesses.

Sector match

Hyperscale data center, healthcare, cGMP life sciences, semiconductor, or power — matched to your project type.

Planning Engineer Specializations

Match the Planning Engineer specialty to your project

Not sure which planner fits?

We’ll help scope the role on the call — progress method, systems, reporting line, site presence.

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FAQ

Hiring a Planning Engineer

How long does it take to hire?

Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks. Total time to placement is typically 3–4 weeks.

What does a Planning Engineer cost in 2026?

In most US markets, base salaries run $85k–$120k depending on experience and sector. Hyperscale data center and semiconductor sites with travel or per diem push $125k–$140k. Candidates with strong P6 plus Power BI reporting price at the top of the range.

How is a Planning Engineer different from a Scheduler?

A Planning Engineer focuses on quantities, progress measurement, and connecting the plan to field execution, usually supporting a lead. A Scheduler owns CPM schedule mechanics. On many projects the roles overlap — we scope which mix you actually need on the call.

What tools should we expect?

Primavera P6, Excel at an advanced level, and increasingly Power BI. Depending on the environment: Acumen Fuse, Synchro for 4D, Procore, and ERP progress modules on EPC programs.

Do you offer a placement guarantee?

Yes. Every placement carries a replacement guarantee.

Can you build a full planning team?

Yes. Planning Engineers plus schedulers and controls staff route through embedded recruiting or RPO. Single hires run through recruiting support.

Ready to hire

Talk to a project controls recruiter

30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the Planning Engineer role, progress method, systems, and reporting line — then start sourcing.

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