Defence Project Planner (Primavera P6 Expert)

American Society of Civil Engineers; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Car allowance

Hybrid work

Job summary

Outsource UK is recruiting a Project Controls Engineer - Planning to join its Defence team delivering high-profile infrastructure programmes across the UK. You will develop, maintain and analyse schedules, ensuring milestones are met and reporting is accurate.

The role requires Defence sector experience, Primavera P6 and strong collaboration with project managers and stakeholders in a hybrid Manchester-based environment.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a project controls environment.
• Experience delivering projects, programmes, or portfolios.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles.
• Experience using Primavera P6, Power BI and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules aligned with project requirements and objectives.
• Develop and update project programmes with project managers and wider teams.
• Define scope with stakeholders and develop detailed schedules and reporting.
• Monitor progress, identify schedule variances and risks.
• Analyse critical paths, dependencies and constraints.
• Provide recommendations and recovery plans to mitigate schedule impacts.
• Support change management and schedule updates for projects.
• Produce planning and performance reporting for decision-making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Planning

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Scheduling

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Outsource UK is recruiting a Project Controls Engineer - Planning to join its Defence team delivering high-profile infrastructure programmes across the UK. You will develop, maintain and analyse schedules, ensuring milestones are met and reporting is accurate.

The role requires Defence sector experience, Primavera P6 and strong collaboration with project managers and stakeholders in a hybrid Manchester-based environment.