Senior Nuclear Project Planner | EV-Driven Scheduling Expert

MOTT MACDONALD; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald has a vacancy for a Senior Technical Planner within our Nuclear, Defence and Civil team in the UK. You will lead and mentor a team of planners, maintaining schedules, applying EV techniques, and ensuring alignment with cost management and risk processes.

You'll use Primavera P6, Bentley Synchro, and BIM models to develop resource-loaded plans, engage stakeholders, and drive project success across long-term programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, developing detailed resourced schedules, and applying EV techniques on engineering projects.
• Expertise in Primavera P6 and managing a portfolio of schedules.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and innovations in project planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of schedules ensuring clear communication of outputs to stakeholders at all levels.
• Ensure schedules comply with procedures and best practices.
• Apply Earned Value (EV) principles, analyse variances, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with lead and management roles to ensure project success.
• Optimise schedule structures and implement improvements.
• Apply change control measures (ideally within the NEC contract model).
• Conduct schedule integrity checks, assess critical paths, and communicate key issues.
• Work closely with cost engineers, project managers, and control managers to underpin EACs.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules, applying rules of credit where required.
• Use Bentley Synchro, Primavera P6, and BIM models to create and present detailed project plans.
• Ensure project plans capture full scope, identify risks and opportunities, and uphold Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Planning experience

EV techniques

Primavera P6

Stakeholder communication

Schedule development

Tools

Primavera P6

Bentley Synchro

BIM models

Job description

Mott MacDonald has a vacancy for a Senior Technical Planner within our Nuclear, Defence and Civil team in the UK. You will lead and mentor a team of planners, maintaining schedules, applying EV techniques, and ensuring alignment with cost management and risk processes.

You'll use Primavera P6, Bentley Synchro, and BIM models to develop resource-loaded plans, engage stakeholders, and drive project success across long-term programmes.