Senior Planner - Remote: Strategic Scheduling & Risk

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working culture

Training & development opportunities

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Senior Planner to lead planning activities within our Complex Projects, Delivery Partner team in the UK. The role supports schedules, baselines and performance metrics across major projects, with emphasis on integration of schedule, cost and risk.

Flexible and hybrid working options are available to suit the candidate. You will engage with stakeholders, challenge progress, and provide advanced EVM reporting while leveraging NEC contract knowledge and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Senior Planner with experience in transportation, energy, defence, water and rail industries.
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts and their application in project management.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication across diverse groups.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and Management of Baselines to support contractual and performance metrics.
• Provide meetings and workshops to challenge the progress and performance of projects.
• Support Planning / Project Controls Managers to maintain schedules and their interfaces.
• Manage the contract requirements for the schedules.
• Provide advanced hierarchical reporting outputs such as Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Knowledge of Integration of function correlating Schedule, Cost and Risk.
• Provide Critical Path evaluation and scenario planning options to mitigate issues and improve efficiencies.
• Conduct expert analysis on scheduling and programming.
• Proficient in various types of delay analysis techniques.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Project scheduling

NEC contracts

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

PM certification (PMP, PMI-SP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in project management/Engineering/Construction Management

PM certification (PMP, PMI-SP)

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking a Senior Planner to lead planning activities within our Complex Projects, Delivery Partner team in the UK. The role supports schedules, baselines and performance metrics across major projects, with emphasis on integration of schedule, cost and risk.

Flexible and hybrid working options are available to suit the candidate. You will engage with stakeholders, challenge progress, and provide advanced EVM reporting while leveraging NEC contract knowledge and project