Senior Planner - Lead Complex Programmes (Hybrid/Remote)

AtkinsRéalis Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Planner to drive the delivery of complex programmes. You will develop and manage integrated schedules, ensuring robust logic and critical path integrity, and lead planning across bids and delivery phases.

You will integrate schedule with cost and risk data, produce high‑quality reporting and guidance for senior leaders, while mentoring junior planners within a collaborative consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Planning experience on complex or multidisciplinary projects.
• Expertise in developing and assuring integrated project and programme schedules.
• Experience with schedule risk assessments, EVM reporting and integrated schedule–cost–risk analysis.
• Strong capability in baseline management, change control and maintaining schedule integrity.
• Excellent communication skills, able to translate complex planning insights clearly for senior stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior planners.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage and assure fully integrated project and programme schedules with robust logic, sequencing and critical path integrity.
• Lead planning input across bids, mobilisation and delivery phases, providing expert guidance on scheduling strategy and governance.
• Deliver high‑quality schedule analysis including critical path, scenario and “what‑if” modelling, with clear options and mitigation strategies.
• Integrate schedule, cost and risk information, supporting QSRA and wider project controls reporting.
• Maintain schedule baselines and govern change control, ensuring accuracy of scope, progress and impact representation.
• Produce high‑quality visual and written reporting, including progress updates, variance analysis and Earned Value insights.
• Communicate complex planning information clearly to senior leaders, clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, supporting collaborative and outcome‑focused delivery.
• Support consistency and best practice across the Planning Function, contributing to process improvement and capability development.
• Mentor and guide junior planners, supporting skill development and reviewing outputs.

Skills

Planning experience

Schedule development

Schedule risk assessment

EVM reporting

Change control

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Open Plan

Asta Powerproject

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Planner to drive the delivery of complex programmes. You will develop and manage integrated schedules, ensuring robust logic and critical path integrity, and lead planning across bids and delivery phases.

You will integrate schedule with cost and risk data, produce high‑quality reporting and guidance for senior leaders, while mentoring junior planners within a collaborative consultancy environment.