Principal Planner

Babcock International; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology and defence firm is seeking a Principal Planner to oversee governance across a high-value defence programme. You will mentor fellow planners, define strategic direction, and guide improvements within a complex portfolio. This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements and opportunities for career progression. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and experience with planning governance and Primavera P6.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Access to a Digital GP

'Be Kind Day' for volunteering work

Qualifications

• Demonstrable leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes.
• Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance and quality.
• Extensive experience using Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning governance across the PP&E programme.
• Provide leadership and coordination across Aurora and AFS sub-programmes.
• Manage and develop a team of planners, working closely with Project Control Leads.

Skills

Leadership in planning function

Understanding of planning governance

Experience with Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

As a Principal Planner, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You'll be embedded within one of the UK's most complex and high-value defence infrastructure programmes. Working on the PP&E project, you'll be stepping in at a pivotal moment, where your expertise will help shape the long-term direction and success of the programme. As a visible leader, you'll mentor fellow planners, promote consistency across planning outputs, and help define the strategic direction of the planning function. You'll also have the opportunity to lead initiatives and drive improvements across a diverse and impactful portfolio. Day-to-day, you'll play a key role in influencing long-term outcomes across a major programme, with significant opportunities for leadership, innovation, and career progression.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning governance across the PP&E programme
• Provide leadership and coordination across Aurora and AFS sub-programmes
• Support onboarding, mentoring, and development of planning professionals
• Manage and develop a team of planners, working closely with Project Control Leads
• Champion consistency and best practice across delivery teams

The role is full time, 37 hours a week. Flexible and Hybrid working arrangements with 2 days on-site in one of our Cavendish Nuclear hubs and 3 remote days per week.

• Demonstrable leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence programmes
• Strong understanding of planning governance, assurance and quality
• Extensive experience using Primavera P6
• We value difference and don\'t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you
• The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This window opens February through to March annually.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

Cavendish Nuclear, as a leader within the UK nuclear industry, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we\'re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.