Lead Planner

Jobtailor; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce is seeking a Senior Planner/Project Controls professional in Manchester to lead a planning team and oversee integrated project schedules using Primavera P6. You will ensure realistic schedules aligned with programme objectives and provide strategic insights for decision-making.

Responsibilities include leading planning meetings, monitoring progress, mitigating schedule risks, and delivering dashboards and forecasts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in planning or project controls.
• Experience leading planning teams and supporting delivery.
• Advanced Primavera P6 expertise and schedule architecture.
• APM PMQ or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of planners, providing direction, support, coaching and mentoring.
• Oversee the development, maintenance and management of detailed integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Ensure schedules are realistic, achievable and aligned with programme objectives and business priorities.
• Lead planning meetings and schedule reviews with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks and delays, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide strategic planning insight and schedule analysis to support programme delivery and executive decision-making.
• Produce dashboards, reports and forecasts showing milestones and variance analysis.
• Support resource planning and allocation to optimise efficiency across programmes.
• Ensure planning standards, governance processes and best practice methodologies are applied.
• Act as a Rolls-Royce SMR Subject Matter Expert within planning and project controls disciplines.
• Drive continuous improvement across planning processes, tools and reporting capability.
• Work with Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Programme Management and Manufacturing to ensure integrated delivery planning.

Skills

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Earned Value Management

Schedule Risk Management

Problem-Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Education

APM PMQ

Tools

Primavera P6

Dashboards

Forecasting Tools

Reports

WBS Structures

Schedule Architecture

Job description

• Lead and develop a team of planners, providing direction, support, coaching and mentoring
• Oversee the development, maintenance and management of detailed integrated project schedules using Primavera P6
• Ensure schedules are realistic, achievable and aligned with programme objectives and business priorities
• Lead planning meetings and schedule reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks and delays, and implement effective mitigation strategies
• Provide strategic planning insight and schedule analysis to support programme delivery and executive decision-making
• Produce and present dashboards, reports and forecasts that highlight key milestones, schedule performance and variance analysis
• Support resource planning and allocation to optimise efficiency and productivity across programmes
• Ensure planning standards, governance processes and best practice methodologies are consistently applied
• Act as a Rolls-Royce SMR Subject Matter Expert within planning and project controls disciplines
• Drive continuous improvement across planning processes, tools and reporting capability
• Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Programme Management and Manufacturing stakeholders to ensure integrated delivery planning

Requirements

• Significant experience working within a planning or project controls environment
• Experience leading planning teams and supporting team objectives and day-to-day delivery
• Experience coaching, mentoring and developing planners and junior project controls professionals
• Strong knowledge of integrated programme planning, including Master Integrated Plans (MIP/IMS) and integrated milestone management
• Experience working across large, complex programmes with multiple stakeholder groups
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Programme Management, Operations and Manufacturing teams
• Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, including schedule development, WBS structures, coding structures, resource dictionaries and schedule architecture
• Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), baseline management and change control processes
• Experience integrating schedule, cost and risk management frameworks
• Experience identifying, monitoring and mitigating schedule risks through proactive planning
• Experience within complex engineering, nuclear, regulated or highly technical programme environments
• Knowledge of engineering design maturity and programme delivery lifecycles would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 (Practitioner level or equivalent experience)
• APM PMQ or equivalent qualification

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in integrated project planning and controls, utilizing advanced Primavera P6 for schedule development and management. Proven ability to lead teams, engage stakeholders, and implement effective risk mitigation strategies in complex engineering environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Primavera P6 Expertise
• Integrated Programme Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Team Leadership and Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Integrated Project Scheduling
• Schedule Development
• WBS Structures
• Resource Allocation
• Schedule Risk Management
• Baseline Management
• Change Control Processes
• Schedule Architecture
• Variance Analysis
• Programme Delivery Lifecycles

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• APM PMQ

Industry Keywords

• Project Controls
• Complex Engineering
• Nuclear
• Regulated Environments
• Technical Programme Management

Tools & Technologies

• Primavera P6
• Dashboards
• Reports
• Forecasting Tools