Capital Projects Planner

Wolviston Management Services Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tioxide Materials Ltd in Hartlepool, Co Durham, is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Planner to support its capital investment portfolio.

You will develop and integrate schedules across development, engineering, procurement, construction and handover, coordinating with operations and contractors to ensure on-time delivery, progress reporting and readiness for key milestones.

Qualifications

• Extensive planning and scheduling experience in capital projects.
• Experience integrating multiple contractor and vendor schedules.
• Strong CPM, logic, float, constraints and progress measurement.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project and Excel.
• Understanding of project controls, earned value, cost forecasting, change and risk management.
• Ability to challenge contractor schedules constructively.
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering/Construction/PM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, logic-linked project schedules.
• Establish baselines and assess schedule impact of changes.
• Monitor progress and produce look-ahead plans and reports.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints and mitigation plans.
• Review and integrate contractor, vendor and engineering schedules.
• Support shutdown planning and interfaces with Operations.
• Assess resource requirements and resolve capacity constraints.
• Maintain schedule quality and support readiness reviews.

Skills

Critical path analysis

Schedule management

Contractor coordination

Progress reporting

Excel proficiency

Primavera P6

MS Project

Resource planning

Education

HNC/HND or degree in Engineering/Construction/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Capital Projects Planner

Location: Hartlepool, Co Durham

Contract Type: Contract or Temp

Closing Date: Nov 5th, 2026

Ref: 1736056

We are recruiting on behalf of Tioxide Materials Ltd for an experienced Capital Projects Planner / Scheduler to support its capital investment portfolio at the Greatham site in Hartlepool.
Offering the opportunity to work across the full project lifecycle, from development and engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover. You will work closely with project teams, engineering, operations and contractors to develop reliable schedules, monitor progress and support successful project delivery.
Project Scope

• Developing and maintaining detailed, logic-linked project schedules, including milestones, dependencies and critical paths.
• Establishing project baselines and assessing the schedule impact of approved changes.
• Monitoring physical progress and producing look-ahead plans, milestone forecasts, progress reports and variance analysis.
• Identifying schedule risks, constraints and potential delays, and supporting mitigation and recovery plans.
• Reviewing and integrating contractor, vendor and engineering schedules into the overall project programme.
• Supporting construction, plant outage and shutdown planning, coordinating interfaces with Operations and Maintenance.
• Assessing resource requirements and highlighting conflicts or capacity constraints across the capital portfolio.
• Maintaining schedule quality and supporting readiness reviews at key project stages.

Experience Required

• Significant planning and scheduling experience within capital projects, engineering, construction or process manufacturing.
• Experience developing detailed project programmes and integrating multiple contractor and vendor schedules.
• A strong understanding of critical path analysis, schedule logic, float, constraints and progress measurement.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Advanced scheduling software capability, ideally Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, alongside strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• An understanding of project controls, earned value, cost forecasting, change management and risk management.
• The ability to challenge contractor schedules constructively and communicate clear, concise progress information.
• An HNC/HND, degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Construction, Project Management or a related discipline.

Experience supporting shutdowns or outages in an operational manufacturing environment would be advantageous, as would SAP experience and recognised planning or project controls training.

You should be analytical, organised and collaborative, with strong attention to detail and a practical approach to solving problems.