Senior Planner & Programme Leader — Hybrid (Defence)

Babcock International; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Warrington seeks a Principal Planner. The role involves overseeing planning governance, leading teams, and promoting best practices within defence infrastructure programs. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, planning governance expertise, and experience with Primavera P6. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

‘Be Kind Day’ volunteering leave

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong leadership in a planning function within engineering or defence.
• Experience with planning governance, assurance, and quality.
• Experience with Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning governance across the PP&E programme.
• Provide leadership over Aurora and AFS sub-programmes.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of planning professionals.
• Manage and develop a team of planners.
• Champion consistency across delivery teams.

Skills

Demonstrable leadership in planning

Understanding of planning governance

Experience using Primavera P6

Job description

A leading engineering firm in Warrington seeks a Principal Planner. The role involves overseeing planning governance, leading teams, and promoting best practices within defence infrastructure programs. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, planning governance expertise, and experience with Primavera P6. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.