Company: Exalto Consulting

Apply for the Project Planner – Aberdeen – £500p/d Inside IR35

Location: Aberdeen

Job Description:

Project Planner – Microsoft Project (MSP)
Rate: £500 per day – Inside IR35
Location: Aberdeen – hybrid, typically 2-3 days onsite per week
Contract: Initial 3 months, with potential for 12 months+

We're looking for an experienced Project Planner with strong, hands-on Microsoft Project expertise to develop and manage programme-level plans across multiple sub-projects.

Key responsibilities

Build and maintain integrated programme schedules using Microsoft Project.
Manage dependencies, milestones and critical paths across multiple sub-projects.
Work with project teams to capture progress, update forecasts and resolve scheduling conflicts.
Provide clear planning reports and highlight risks, delays and recovery options.

What you'll need

Extensive practical experience using Microsoft Project (MSP) to build and manage complex schedules.
Proven programme-level planning experience involving multiple sub-projects.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to attend the Aberdeen office typically 2-3 days per week. Some flexibility may be available.

Oil and gas experience is highly desirable, although hands-on MSP expertise and programme planning experience are the main priorities. Microsoft Project certification would be an advantage.

Interested? Apply with your CV outlining your Microsoft Project and programme planning experience.

Posted: October 15th, 2026