Project Planner

Electus Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Project Planner to shape and control complex defence programmes in Manchester. You will focus on developing integrated project schedules and providing planning insights to influence delivery outcomes. The role requires strong experience in defence environments, project scheduling using Primavera P6, and excellent communication skills with stakeholders. This is a permanent role with a hybrid working pattern, offering a salary between £50,000 to £70,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Permanent health insurance

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• British nationality required and applicants must have been born in the UK.
• Experience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.
• Background in project planning within complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules across defence programmes.
• Analysing critical paths and dependencies to support delivery decisions.
• Producing planning insight for governance reviews.

Skills

Project planning and scheduling

Primavera P6

Understanding of programme governance

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

Primavera P6

Equivalent planning tools

Job description

Project Planner –Manchester, Defence

You will take ownership of shaping and controlling complex defence programmes, while building depth in planning and assurance across high-value environments. This role gives you visibility, progression and the chance to develop long-term programme expertise. You will work where strong planning directly influences delivery outcomes.

What you will need

• British nationality is required and applicants must have been born in the UK.
• Experience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.
• Strong project planning and scheduling capability using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools.
• Understanding of regulated programme governance and assurance expectations.

Salary and rewards £50,000 to £70,000 plus car allowance.

What you will be doing

• Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules across the full lifecycle of defence programmes.
• Analysing critical paths, dependencies, progress and forecast positions to support delivery decisions.
• Supporting programme planning activities across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.
• Integrating schedule data with cost and risk inputs to provide a clear delivery picture.
• Producing planning insight to support governance reviews and senior decision making.

Your experience

• Background in project planning or project controls within complex or regulated environments.
• Practical experience using Primavera P6 or comparable planning software.
• Exposure to defence, infrastructure, engineering or major programme delivery contexts.
• Ability to communicate planning insight clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams while owning planning outputs.

Benefits and balance Rewards extend beyond pay with car allowance, permanent health insurance and private medical insurance.

Where you will be based: Manchester with a hybrid working pattern.

Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens who can obtain Security Check clearance.

This is a permanent role.