Project Scheduler

Frontier Resourcing; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent salary and benefits

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency based in the UK is seeking a Project Scheduler to support complex defence programmes. This hybrid role in Bristol requires strong experience in schedule creation and project management. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Microsoft Project and a background in regulated environments, such as defence. Competitive salary and benefits on offer.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in schedule creation, resource planning, risk integration, and cost scoping for large-scale, complex projects.
• Expertise in Microsoft Project.
• Experience working within secure or regulated environments, preferably defence.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully resourced, time-phased project schedules using MS Project.
• Build and manage project risk schedules and perform schedule risk analysis.
• Work closely with Project Managers and technical leads.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting.
• Integrate engineering work plans into master schedules.
• Provide progress evaluations and reports.
• Track and forecast resource needs via the Portfolio Master Schedule.
• Offer best-practice advice for schedule and budget control.

Skills

Schedule creation

Resource planning

Risk integration

Cost scoping

Microsoft Project

Collaboration

Communication of schedule data

Education

APM certification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

This range is provided by Frontier Resourcing. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from Frontier Resourcing

Providing Cyber and Defence focused Talent Acquisition Solutions

Project Scheduler

Bristol Based (Hybrid)

Defence Sector

Hold current SC clearance - or be eligible to hold SC clearance

Excellent Salary and Benefits on offer

Our client, a leading defence organisation is seeking a Project Scheduler to support complex and high value defence programmes. This pivotal role involves developing, integrating, and maintaining project and portfolio schedules, helping ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully resourced, time-phased project schedules using MS Project.
• Build and manage project risk schedules and perform schedule risk analysis.
• Work closely with Project Managers and technical leads to structure schedules aligned with project deliverables.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting and forecasting.
• Integrate engineering work plans into master schedules.
• Provide progress evaluations, reports, and “what-if” analyses for decision-making.
• Track and forecast resource needs via the Portfolio Master Schedule.
• Offer best-practice advice for schedule and budget control.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in schedule creation, resource planning, risk integration, and cost scoping for large-scale, complex projects.
• Expertise in Microsoft Project
• APM certification or equivalent project management qualification is desirable.
• Experience working within secure or regulated environments, preferably defence.
• Ability to collaborate effectively, manage timelines, and communicate complex schedule data clearly.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Defense and Space Manufacturing