Senior Planning Manager - Complex Programs

AtkinsRéalis; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Planner or Planning Manager in the United Kingdom to lead planning across complex programmes. You will guide scheduling strategy, governance, and reporting, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated schedules with robust critical path and change control.

We value strong leadership, excellent communication, and expert use of Primavera P6, MSP, Open Plan and Asta Powerproject.

Qualifications

• Significant planning experience on complex, multidisciplinary or major programmes.
• Proven leadership of planning teams and delivery of scheduling outputs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Industry knowledge of NEC, JCT, and/or FIDIC contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage planning teams, coaching and QA across scheduling outputs.
• Develop overall planning strategy, governance and integration requirements.
• Oversee integrated schedules with robust logic and critical path.
• Provide schedule analysis, scenario modelling and mitigation strategies.
• Lead schedule-related elements of EVM and performance measurement.
• Ensure baseline management and governance alignment.
• Produce clear status updates and narratives for clients and senior leadership.
• Build relationships with clients and stakeholders at senior level.
• Drive continuous improvement and best practice across planning processes.
• Oversee compliance with NEC, JCT, FIDIC etc.
• Support bid/win activities, defining methodologies and estimates.
• Champion capability development across planning community.

Skills

Leadership

Scheduling expertise

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Project controls understanding

Education

Engineering and/or construction background

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Open Plan

Asta Powerproject

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Planner or Planning Manager in the United Kingdom to lead planning across complex programmes. You will guide scheduling strategy, governance, and reporting, coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated schedules with robust critical path and change control.

We value strong leadership, excellent communication, and expert use of Primavera P6, MSP, Open Plan and Asta Powerproject.