Senior Project Planner

Overview

As a Project Planner at Arup, you will manage detailed project schedules and support project delivery across a diverse portfolio in energy, water, transport, and science sectors. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure timely objectives and robust reporting. This role sits within the North Group’s Projects & Programmes advisory services, contributing to a growing practice that shapes complex infrastructure programs. You will drive schedule quality, risk integration, and value through disciplined planning and governance.

Pay / Benefits

• profit share
• private medical insurance
• life assurance
• accident insurance
• income protection
• flexible benefits

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, construction and client teams to ensure accurate data and delivery of objectives
• Establish and support Change Control processes and prepare progress reports, forecasts, dashboards highlighting risks and mitigations
• Support business development activities including tender submissions and strategy development
• Perform Earned Value, cost and resource loading, and schedule performance analysis with health checks
• Integrate schedules with risk registers and ensure NEC4/JCT/RIBA contract alignment
• Support with progress reporting and risk mitigation across the project lifecycle

Key requirements

• BSc in engineering, project management or similar
• Accreditation with recognised institution is desirable
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, MS Excel and Microsoft Office
• Advanced in schedule QA processes and Acumen Fuse
• Knowledge of design/development processes for major projects and experience in managing schedules/reporting
• Current UK Passport and right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship not available)

• Communication and stakeholder management
• Collaborative teamwork across cross-functional teams
• Proactive problem solving and attention to detail
• Primavera P6
• MS Project
• MS Excel

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