Defence Project Planner – Manchester (Hybrid)

Electus Recruitment Solutions; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking to hire a Project Planner in Manchester. The successful candidate will shape and control complex defence programmes, driving project planning and assurance. Key responsibilities include developing integrated project schedules and providing insights to support decision making. Candidates should have experience in UK defence programmes and strong capabilities in project planning tools such as Primavera P6. The role offers a salary between £50,000 and £70,000, along with benefits like a car allowance and health insurance.

Benefits

Car allowance

Permanent health insurance

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• British nationality is required, applicants must have been born in the UK.
• Experience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.
• Strong project planning and scheduling capability.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules.
• Analysing critical paths and dependencies to support delivery.
• Supporting programme planning activities across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Project planning and scheduling

Communication of planning insight

Experience with Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

A leading recruitment firm is looking to hire a Project Planner in Manchester. The successful candidate will shape and control complex defence programmes, driving project planning and assurance. Key responsibilities include developing integrated project schedules and providing insights to support decision making. Candidates should have experience in UK defence programmes and strong capabilities in project planning tools such as Primavera P6. The role offers a salary between £50,000 and £70,000, along with benefits like a car allowance and health insurance.