Senior Planner - Remote & Client-Facing (Primavera P6)

Electus Recruitment Solutions; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 10% bonus

7.5% matched pension contribution

Home-based working

Development opportunities in P6/NEC/AP

Support for qualifications

Client-facing consultancy exposure

Job summary

Electus Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Planner to own and control detailed project schedules for complex client programmes. The role is home-based with regular travel to client sites across the UK, requiring independent working and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will use Primavera P6 daily, manage baselines, resource and cost loading, and present planning information to support decision-making. A consultancy background and willingness to travel are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive project planning and scheduling experience.
• Experience owning and maintaining project schedules.
• Practical experience using Primavera P6.
• Experience of baselining, resource loading and cost loading.
• Understanding of schedule dependencies, milestones and critical path analysis.
• Ability to work directly with clients in a consultancy environment.
• Willingness to travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Creating, maintaining and controlling detailed project schedules.
• Taking ownership of schedule quality, accuracy and integrity.
• Establishing and maintaining schedule baselines.
• Carrying out resource loading and cost loading.
• Managing dependencies, milestones and critical path activity.
• Working with project stakeholders to gather updates and challenge incomplete or unrealistic inputs.
• Producing clear planning information to support reporting and decision-making.
• Using Primavera P6 as part of day‑to‑day planning activity.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Primavera P6

Baselining

Resource loading

Cost loading

Client liaison

P6 Practitioner

Education

APM Fundamentals

MRICS

P6 Practitioner

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Electus Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Senior Project Planner to own and control detailed project schedules for complex client programmes. The role is home-based with regular travel to client sites across the UK, requiring independent working and strong stakeholder engagement.

You will use Primavera P6 daily, manage baselines, resource and cost loading, and present planning information to support decision-making. A consultancy background and willingness to travel are essential.