Lead Planner, Major Projects & Controls Leader

Turnertownsend; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Turnertownsend seeks an experienced Lead Planner (Project Controls) to lead planning and scheduling across major programmes, driving best practice and robust scheduling. You will mentor planning professionals, coordinate across delivery teams and ensure integrated schedules support informed decision-making.

You will develop and maintain schedules, perform critical path analysis, produce reporting dashboards and contribute to planning workshops and governance across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Professional Project Controls experience specialising in planning and scheduling.
• Experience delivering planning on major projects and programmes.
• Strong knowledge of scheduling principles, governance and reporting.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop planning professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and scheduling function across a portfolio of major programmes and projects.
• Mentor planning professionals, providing guidance and development.
• Develop, review and maintain integrated project schedules with robust methods.
• Act as lead planning resource for client engagements and strategy.
• Establish planning standards, processes and governance.
• Lead baseline development, progress measurement and change control.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Leadership

Mentoring

Forecasting

Critical Path Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Report Preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Turnertownsend seeks an experienced Lead Planner (Project Controls) to lead planning and scheduling across major programmes, driving best practice and robust scheduling. You will mentor planning professionals, coordinate across delivery teams and ensure integrated schedules support informed decision-making.

You will develop and maintain schedules, perform critical path analysis, produce reporting dashboards and contribute to planning workshops and governance across the project lifecycle.