Project Planner

Overview

In this role, you will lead planning and scheduling for major infrastructure projects, ensuring NEC-compliant programmes and robust schedule control. You will partner with project teams to improve certainty, identify risks early and drive data-driven decisions. You’ll apply first-principles planning and risk-adjusted schedules to support integrated delivery across multidisciplinary teams. This is a chance to influence critical infrastructure delivery through strong stakeholder collaboration and proactive programme assurance.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• office/site flexibility
• collaboration across multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain complex project schedules across major infrastructure programmes
• Produce NEC-compliant programmes and support acceptance activities
• Monitor progress, forecast outcomes and identify schedule variance for recovery planning
• Apply three-point estimating and risk-adjusted scheduling techniques
• Conduct schedule integrity reviews using DCMA and CIOB principles
• Prepare schedules for quantitative schedule risk analysis with Risk Managers
• Collaborate with Risk Managers and project teams to ensure schedule quality and risk readiness
• Utilize Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject and Oracle Primavera Cloud to improve schedule quality

Key requirements

• Accreditation such as MCaSA, MCIOB, MAPM or equivalent
• Proven experience in project planning within major infrastructure or complex engineering environments
• Experience with defence, nuclear, water or highly regulated sectors is advantageous
• Experience preparing programmes for quantitative schedule risk analysis
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• collaborative
• communication
• solutions-focused
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project
• Asta Powerproject

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