Senior Planner (Project Controls) – Energy & Natural Resources

Overview

As a Senior Project Planner in our Energy & Natural Resources team, you will lead planning for complex programmes and manage multiple work packages to deliver on time and budget. You will develop robust schedules, coordinate cross-functional inputs, and provide data-driven insights to support management decisions. The role sits within a diverse, supportive team and offers growth through mentoring and integration with project controls standards. This is a nuclear-focused opportunity that combines technical planning with leadership and stakeholder collaboration to drive project outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• healthy work-life balance
• inclusive workplace
• career development opportunities
• supportive team culture
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Lead planning for multiple projects or a highly complex programme
• Create and maintain detailed project schedules aligned with requirements
• Adhere to NEC or FIDIC scheduling processes
• Develop status reports for management
• Assist in Integrated Project Controls standards adoption
• Define scope with the project team to update schedules and cost data
• Support project managers with scheduling and task coordination
• Evaluate schedule progress and identify risks and recovery options
• Analyze float, critical path, and constraints to manage changes
• Conduct project progress reviews and monitor IMS and KPIs
• Provide functional management, mentoring and coaching to planning personnel
• Monitor project reporting system and communicate progress to stakeholders
• Report on EVM periodically
• Lead and inspire a diverse planning team

Key requirements

• Project Controls experience with planning and scheduling across project lifecycles
• Primavera (P6) proficiency; ability to coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams
• Nuclear sector experience is desirable but not essential
• Strong communication and leadership abilities; ability to influence, coach and develop a team
• Eligibility for BPSS security clearance
• Member of a professional body (e.g., APM, PMI)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Risk-based decision making with ambiguous parameters
• Stakeholder management experience
• Ability to navigate conflict situations
• Desire to work within the nuclear sector

• leadership
• communication
• stakeholder management
• Primavera (P6)
• Scheduling and resourcing software
• Earned Value Management (EVM)

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