Senior Project Planner

Advance Training & Recruitment Services; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Competitive salary

Job summary

Advance Training & Recruitment Services seeks a Senior Planner to join a leading global engineering and project management consultancy. The role focuses on developing, integrating and maintaining complex schedules across major UK capital projects, with travel across the UK and flexibility to stay away during the week, including London and Birmingham.

You will work within a high-performing Project Controls team, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enable informed decision-making and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner on large, complex capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong experience with schedule integration across multidisciplinary programmes.
• Solid understanding and application of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Good knowledge of NEC contracts and their application in project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update fully integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Lead schedule integration across multiple workstreams, contractors and delivery partners.
• Produce baseline programmes and manage revisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor progress, identify critical path activities and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Apply EVM principles to monitor project performance and reporting.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Cost Engineers, Risk Managers and Project Controls teams to ensure integrated planning and reporting.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned Value Management (EVM)

NEC contracts

Stakeholder management

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Project

Job description

Senior Planner

Location: UK Wide / Hybrid (Travel Required)

Employment Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Planner to join a leading global engineering and project management consultancy, supporting the delivery of some of the UK’s most complex infrastructure programmes.

Working within a high-performing Project Controls team, you will be responsible for developing, integrating and maintaining complex project schedules across major capital projects. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to provide robust planning support, enabling informed decision-making and successful project delivery.

This role offers the opportunity to work across nationally significant programmes within the infrastructure, energy and defence sectors.

Candidates who are flexible to travel and stay away during the working week, particularly in London and Birmingham, will be highly desirable, although this is not essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update fully integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Lead schedule integration activities across multiple workstreams, contractors and delivery partners.
• Produce baseline programmes and manage revisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor progress against programme, identify critical path activities and highlight delivery risks and opportunities.
• Undertake programme analysis, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Apply Earned Value Management (EVM) principles to monitor project performance and support accurate reporting.
• Work collaboratively with Project Managers, Cost Engineers, Risk Managers and wider Project Controls teams to ensure integrated planning and reporting.
• Support change management by assessing programme impacts and maintaining schedule integrity.
• Participate in planning workshops, progress reviews and governance meetings.
• Produce clear programme reports and planning outputs for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure planning activities align with project governance and recognised Project Controls best practice.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Planner or project planner on large, complex capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Demonstrable experience in schedule integration across multidisciplinary programmes.
• Strong understanding and practical application of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Good working knowledge of NEC contracts and their application within project delivery.
• Previous experience delivering projects within one or more of the following sectors:
• Infrastructure
• Energy
• Defence
• Excellent analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Ability to work effectively within integrated project teams in fast-paced environments.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within a Project Controls function.
• Knowledge of programme assurance and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience supporting large-scale government or nationally significant programmes.
• Familiarity with project reporting tools such as Power BI or Microsoft Project.
• Professional membership with an industry body (APM, ACostE or similar).

What’s on Offer

• Work on some of the UK’s largest and most challenging infrastructure programmes.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• Access to industry-leading Project Controls methodologies and major national projects.
• Supportive, collaborative and inclusive working environment.

Location & Travel

The role offers flexible and hybrid working; however, candidates should be willing to travel to project locations across the UK as required. Flexibility to stay away from home during the working week, particularly for projects based in London and Birmingham, is highly desirable, although not essential.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.