Project Planning Consultant

Electus Recruitment Solutions; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking a professional in Cardiff to build and manage project schedules while engaging with stakeholders in a hybrid working environment. The role requires expertise in project planning, contract management, and delivering workshops. Successful candidates will have a strong capability in integrated project controls and a consultancy mindset. Competitive salary and flexible rewards are offered to enhance work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible total reward package

Comprehensive wellbeing programme

Gym scheme

Lifestyle perks

Qualifications

• Eligibility to work in the UK with no nationality or residency restrictions.
• Experience of large-scale project planning and managing schedules.
• Consultancy or client-facing experience supporting multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage project schedules and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain baselines and support contractual and performance metrics.
• Deliver workshops including Earned Value Management.

Skills

Project planning and scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Contract management expertise

Earned Value Management

Scenario planning and critical path analysis

Integrated multi-discipline project controls

Job description

Make an impact on multi‑discipline projects while developing your career in consultancy.

Join a team delivering complex programmes with genuine scope to grow and advance your skills.

What you will need

Eligibility to work in the UK with no nationality or residency restrictions.

• Residency in Southwest England or South Wales.
• Experience of large-scale project planning, including building and managing schedules and baselines.
• Contract knowledge across NEC, JCT, FIDIC or Rail frameworks.
• Consultancy or client‑facing experience supporting multi‑disciplinary teams.

Salary and rewards

£60‑65K plus hybrid working and flexible arrangements to support work‑life balance.

Your role

• Build and manage project schedules, interfaces, and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain baselines and support contractual and performance metrics.
• Deliver workshops and reporting including Earned Value Management.
• Correlate schedule, cost and risk for integrated assessments.
• Provide scenario planning and critical path analysis to improve efficiency.

Your experience

• Technical capability: Integrated multi‑discipline project controls skillset, advanced reporting techniques, contract management expertise.
• Behavioural capability: Strong stakeholder management, consultancy mindset, ability to drive best practice across teams.

Benefits and balance

• Flexible total reward package with pension, life assurance, cycle‑to‑work and additional leave options.
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme covering mental, physical and financial health.
• Hybrid working options, holiday buy / sell schemes and flexible arrangements.
• Lifestyle perks including discounts, gym scheme, gadget insurance and travel loan.

Where you will be based

Cardiff with a hybrid working pattern (2‑3 days per week onsite).

Equal opportunities

The employer is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in the workplace.

This is a permanent role.