Project Planner

TN United Kingdom; Hereford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Project Planner to oversee the planning and delivery of high-value projects. This role involves developing integrated schedules, mentoring junior staff, and providing strategic input to ensure project success. The ideal candidate will have experience with Primavera P6 and strong analytical skills. Benefits include a pension scheme, flexible working, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)

25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days

Professional fees reimbursed

Flexible working

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in developing integrated project schedules.
• Ability to conduct critical path and delay analyses.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of project schedules.
• Mentor junior planners and provide technical guidance.
• Coordinate planning inputs during bid and tender stages.

Skills

Project Planning

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

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Job Title: Senior Project Planner

We are seeking an accomplished and proactive Senior Project Planner to take a leading role in the planning and delivery of a high-value, complex project. As a key member of the Project Controls team, the Senior Project Planner will be responsible for developing and maintaining fully integrated schedules across the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with cost, resource, procurement, and risk data.

This role involves working closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, providing strategic planning input, driving schedule performance, and influencing project outcomes through high-quality analysis and foresight.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive project schedules using Primavera P6 (or equivalent tools), covering all phases from design to commissioning.
2. Oversee schedule integration across disciplines and functions including engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
3. Conduct detailed critical path, delay, and what-if analyses to support decision-making and risk mitigation.
4. Establish robust planning controls, including progress measurement systems, performance baselines, and change control mechanisms.
5. Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior planners and project teams.
6. Develop and present high-level reports and dashboards (e.g., earned value, S-curves, KPIs) for executive and client stakeholders.
7. Coordinate planning inputs during bid and tender stages, providing time-related deliverables and programme strategy.
8. Act as a key interface between planning, cost, risk, and project management functions to ensure fully integrated project control.

Additional Information

Benefits include:

• Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
• 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
• Professional fees reimbursed
• Flexible working
• Employee referral scheme

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are what matter! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.