Project Planner

Telent; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider is seeking a Project Planner for significant projects in the UK. This role involves managing project schedules, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders, and utilizing Primavera software for planning and reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience in project planning, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is emphasized, along with competitive benefits including a pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

34 days holiday including public holidays

Company pension scheme

Occupational health support

Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants, and Shopping

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning within engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle and scheduling techniques.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the project team is familiar with programme schedule.
• Support the development of project schedules.
• Identify and monitor schedule-related risks.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Relevant qualifications in project management or planning

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

At Telent, you will have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger. To keep things moving, to connect people. It's important work that we are passionate about. Learning fast, inspiring colleagues, and making the entire organisation run smoother and better. Join us and help keep the nations critical networks connected and protected 24/7.

Join Telent Network Services as a Project Planner for the Hinckley Point C and Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station Projects, the UK's most significant infrastructure developments. This role is pivotal in supporting the planning and execution of critical communications and technology systems. You will be part of a dynamic team, working closely with engineers, project managers, and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and project success. We are an NEC Contract that relies heavily on the Primavera Programme and our successful PMO manages all our costs and applications through the programme.

What you’ll do

• Ensure that the project team is kept regularly updated and familiar with programme schedule.
• Support the development of schedules at different stages of the lifecycle, with the ability to analyse, and document inter-departmental and intra-departmental business process flows.
• Provide project performance measurement and reporting.
• Represent and contribute to planning topic discussions and meetings.
• Identify and monitor schedule related risks and support mitigations measures.
• Develop and define project goals and objective and drive continuous improvement
• Monitor and analyse project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Provide support to Project Managers and Engineers on planning matters.
• Build relationships with managers, engineers, and external suppliers.
• Keep the client team updated on progress.
• Review activity sequencing, durations, resources, and safety requirements.
• Produce tender plans and support bids.
• Promote Collaborative Planning sessions.
• Review contractual changes and perform critical path analysis.
• Prepare project work breakdown structures and schedules.
• Provide project performance measurement and reporting.
• Identify and monitor schedule-related risks and support mitigation measures.

Who you are

As Project Planner, you will manage and coordinate the planning process, including analysis, programme updates, progress tracking, variance monitoring, and dashboard reporting—either independently or in collaboration with a project-specific planner. You will ensure effective schedule management by regularly reviewing progress with workstream leads, the wider project team, and senior management. Additionally, you will support cost control updates and report financial performance through Oracle. Throughout the project lifecycle, you will continuously assess performance to enable effective management and successful delivery. You are a proactive and detail-oriented planner with strong communication and analytical skills. You thrive in collaborative environments and are adept at managing complex schedules and stakeholder expectations.

Key requirements

• Experience in project planning within engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Proficiency in primavera planning tools and software.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle and scheduling techniques.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse and document business process flows.
• Relevant qualifications in project management or planning.
• Practical use of planning applications including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office applications including, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Management Successful Programmes (MSP).
• Strong communications skills (both written and verbal).
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills. A programme narrative is issued with the programme each period.

What we offer

A career at Telent can span sectors, roles, technologies, and customers giving you the opportunity to develop, learn new skills and make an impact. We are growing and we rely on our committed Team to deliver.

We nurture the talent that makes this happen, by our on-going commitment to creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference, that celebrates diverse ideas. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves and to thrive at work. The Nuclear Programme team is a mature successful team where harmony is promoted and generally experienced. We are highly thought of by our customer team and the project are in control.

The additional benefits with this role:

• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme.
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme

We’re passionate about creating an environment that champions diversity and inclusion, where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and empowered to reach their full potential. People are at the heart of our business, and we believe that our teams should reflect the diverse experiences and backgrounds of the communities we support.