Project Planner

Amentum; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading project control firm in England is seeking an experienced project planner to join their Humber business unit. This role involves overseeing project planning, ensuring compliance with planning procedures, and engaging with key stakeholders. Candidates should have substantial experience in the construction sector and strong skills in project management tools like Microsoft Project. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits, including flexibility in working hours.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience across all stages of the project life cycle in medium to large sized construction projects.
• Good understanding of tender and contract documents.
• Ability to travel to project sites regularly.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project planning life cycle activities.
• Identify planning scope and build the programme from first principles.
• Produce and document planning deliverables including schedules and reports.

Skills

Microsoft Project

Understanding of Primavera P6

Project life cycle experience

Risk and opportunity management

Construction market knowledge

Job description

This is a role for an experienced project planner working across the Humber business unit. It presents an exciting opportunity for someone to join a growing team focused on excellence within the project control's function.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Operations Director, responsible at tender stage for the range of activities involved in the project planning life cycle, which include:
• Identifying planning scope, working with all disciplines to ensure that the full project scope is captured within the programme.
• Building the programme from first principles, ensuring that programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures and guidance.
• Establishing and agreeing with Operations key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning.
• Producing and documenting the planning deliverables including programmes, basis of schedule, presentations, and reports.
• Developing overall programmes, issuing to all parties for review and implementing recommendations, innovation, and best practice as applicable.
• Cost and resource loading, plus resource levelling techniques as required.
• Interfacing with third parties to identify and resolve issues.
• Experienced with Microsoft Project and a basis of understanding of Primavera P6.
• An ability to travel to project sites on a regular frequency and or as determined by project requirements.
• Experience across all stages of the project life cycle in medium to large sized projects within the construction industry 100k - 50m.
• Good understanding of the various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications.
• Good understanding of the various methods of planning, programme, and progress monitoring, risk and opportunity management with reference to planning & programming along with communication skills, including writing reports & presenting.
• Good understanding of the construction market, methods of construction, plant, equipment, and labour requirements.

About the Opportunity

UK Enterprise Asset Solutions has over 50 years' experience working in the construction industry. Our core business is the delivery of projects and programmes in partnership with our clients. We have a wide and diverse pool of experienced resources using proven delivery systems and processes that are benchmarked as best in class. Our values are built on a strong foundation of safety, integrity, and respect for every individual. People are at the heart of our mission, and we believe in supporting one another through a culture of care and collaboration. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. Supporting mental wellbeing and fostering a sense of connection are essential to how we work. When we embrace different perspectives and work together, we become more innovative, more agile, and more successful.

£39,170 per year - estimated ? Part time NEW At Amentum, we’re not just solving problems; we’re engineering the future. Our team is driven by an unyielding commitment to innovation, integrity, and collaboration, tackling some of the most significant challenges in science, security, and sustainability. If you’re passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. Here, we believe that success comes from continuously pushing boundaries and working together to deliver on our promises. We embrace challenges with confidence and are dedicated to creating a secure and vibrant future for all. We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family‑friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. Work‑life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part‑time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.