Senior Project Planner

Babcock International Group; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Project Planner. This full-time role involves creating and analyzing project schedules, ensuring successful project outcomes with a diverse team. The position requires strong communication skills and knowledge of project management tools, especially Primavera P6, with opportunities for development and flexibility in work arrangements.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

Paid leave for Reservists

Holiday Trading options

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Flexible working arrangements

Role autonomy

Development opportunities and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge and experience with Primavera P6.
• Experience in a similar role or industry.
• Experience with Project Management Plans and Schedule Management Plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated schedules for project delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for effective project management.
• Support development within the Planning Discipline.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Team-playing

Motivation

Drive

Passion

Tools

Primavera P6

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Job Title: Senior Project Planner

Location: Bristol or Leicester, Leicestershire or Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. Join us as a Senior Project Planner at our Bristol, Leicester, or Plymouth sites.

The Role

As a Senior Project Planner, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated schedules to support successful project delivery. Your strong communication, relationship-building, and team-playing skills will ensure the schedule reflects all contract work and deliverables, current status, and progress, driving effective delivery and clear performance measurement.

• Collaborate with Project Managers, Control Account Managers, Project Controllers, customers, and other stakeholders.
• Report to a Principal Planner or similar role within our Planning Discipline, supporting your development.
• Bring motivation, drive, and passion for managing and delivering successful project outcomes.

This role is full-time, 37 hours per week, with regular travel to Bristol, Leicester, or Plymouth, alongside home working arrangements. Agile and flexible working options, including part-time, condensed hours, and job sharing, may be available.

Essential Experience

• Advanced knowledge and experience with Primavera P6.
• Experience in a similar role, environment, or industry.
• Experience creating and maintaining governance artefacts like Project Management Plans and Schedule Management Plans.
• Supporting Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (e.g., Monte Carlo) is desirable but not essential.
• Knowledge of MoD working practices and MoD EVM requirements is preferred but not necessary.

Qualifications

We value diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you can demonstrate the required experience or willingness to learn, we want to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain SC security clearance. Some positions are subject to national security restrictions based on nationality, citizenship, or residency.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Paid leave for Reservists
• Holiday Trading options
• ‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering
• Flexible working arrangements
• Role autonomy
• Development opportunities and wellbeing support