Project Planner

Electus Recruitment Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Electus Recruitment Solutions in Hertfordshire is seeking a Project Planner to join a permanent role. You will create, maintain and improve detailed project schedules, focusing on critical paths, dependencies and potential delays to keep programmes realistic.

The role requires hands-on planning experience with Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project, and a track record of managing schedule baselines to support informed delivery decisions. Hybrid working with 2–3 days onsite per week in Hertfordshire.

Qualifications

• Built and maintained detailed project schedules with Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Experience managing schedule baselines and analyzing changes.
• Ability to forecast progress and support decision-making with scheduling data.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and improve detailed project schedules.
• Understand critical path, dependencies and potential delays.
• Manage schedule baselines and assess impact of changes.
• Collaborate with project teams to update forecasts and progress.

Skills

Hands-on planning experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

A project schedule should tell you more than when something is due.

It should help people understand what happens when a deadline moves, which activities are affected and whether the plan is still realistic.

That's the sort of planning experience I'm interested in.

I'm recruiting a Project Planner for a permanent position supporting complex programmes in Hertfordshire.

What you'll be doing

• Creating, maintaining and improving detailed project schedules
• Understanding the critical path, dependencies and potential delays
• Managing schedule baselines and assessing the impact of changes
• Working with project teams to understand progress and update forecasts
• Helping people make better delivery decisions using accurate scheduling information

You’ll also have opportunities to work with wider project controls information including resources, costs and risks.

What matters most

You need to have personally built and maintained project schedules using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or comparable professional scheduling software.

I'm more interested in what you've actually done with project schedules than which industry your experience comes from.

This isn't aimed at people who have only monitored milestones or produced reporting packs. You'll need genuine hands‑on planning experience.

The practical details

• £40K-£50K basic salary depending on experience
• Hertfordshire
• Hybrid working, typically 2–3 days onsite per week

Applicants must hold British citizenship and have lived in the UK continuously for at least the last 5 years.