Senior Planner / Planning Opportunity – Energy & Natural Resources

Overview

In this Senior Project Planner role, you shape schedules for diverse projects within the Energy & Natural Resources division, including nuclear-sector programmes. You’ll lead planning for multiple projects, coordinating time, cost, risk, and scope to drive on-time, on-budget delivery. You work closely with cross-functional teams and mentor junior planners, upholding Integrated Project Controls standards. This is a growth-focused opportunity at a trusted advisor in a collaborative, inclusive culture with exposure to high-impact programmes.

Pay / Benefits

• great place to work
• flexible working environment
• focus on work-life balance
• equal opportunity employer
• inclusive culture
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Take the lead on planning for multiple projects or complex programmes
• Create, develop and maintain robust project schedules aligned with requirements
• Adhere to NEC or FIDIC processes for schedule data and submissions
• Assist in developing management status reports to track progress
• Oversee Integrated Project Controls practices and mentor planning staff
• Identify schedule risks and opportunities, and propose recovery actions
• Coordinate detailed work scopes, cost information and variance analysis
• Monitor progress and consolidates schedules into Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
• Report on project KPIs and Earned Value Management (EVM) status
• Provide functional management, mentoring and coaching to planning personnel

Key requirements

• Professional project controls experience with planning & scheduling across project lifecycles
• Nuclear experience desirable but not required
• Proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning/resourcing tools
• Strong communication and leadership abilities with capacity to influence and develop a team
• Ability to obtain BPSS security clearance
• Member of a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to make risk-based decisions under uncertainty
• Strong stakeholder management and conflict navigation skills
• Desire to work in the nuclear sector

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• Primavera (P6)
• NEC/FIDIC contract processes
• Earned Value Management (EVM)

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