Senior Project Planner

First Recruitment Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to drive programme certainty and schedule performance on major projects in Glasgow. The role focuses on developing, maintaining and reporting integrated project schedules, with strong emphasis on EVM, risk management and stakeholder engagement.

You will apply advanced schedule management techniques in a regulated environment, align schedules with financial and material planning, and support continuous improvement in planning practices

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in planning or project controls.
• Experience in regulated sectors (Nuclear, Defence, Infrastructure, Energy).
• Advanced Primavera P6 and MS Project skills.
• Full lifecycle project experience from bid to close-out.
• Knowledge of NEC, FIDIC and JCT contracts.
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Professional accreditation such as APM, ACostE or RICS.
• Expert level in Schedule and Resource Management.
• Proficient in Independent Assurance, Governance & Quality arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, baseline and maintain integrated project schedules (Levels 1-3) with Level 4-5 alignment.
• Produce and report schedule variance, forecasting and risk.
• Integrate supplier and subcontractor schedules into the overall programme.
• Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis and What-If scenario planning.
• Provide EVM data and maintain Estimates at Completion (EACs).
• Support planning governance and stakeholder engagement across projects.

Skills

Schedule management

Project controls

Forecasting

Earned value management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

APM/ACostE/RICS accreditation

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Shape the success of complex major projects by driving programme certainty, schedule performance and project controls excellence.

Our Client has a requirement for a Senior Planning Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract basis in Glasgow.

Role Purpose:

• Independently apply advanced schedule management techniques across projects and programmes within a highly regulated environment.
• Develop, maintain, analyse and report integrated project schedules.
• Provide project controls expertise including planning, forecasting, schedule risk management and earned value management.
• Ensure alignment between scheduling, financial and material demand toolsets.
• Support successful project delivery through robust planning, governance and stakeholder engagement.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and maintain project structures including WBS, OBS, RBS and CBS.
• Develop, baseline, maintain and update integrated project schedules (Levels 1-3), ensuring alignment with Level 4 and Level 5 schedules where applicable.
• Ensure alignment between scheduling, financial and material demand toolsets.
• Monitor schedule performance, critical path activities and key project milestones, providing regular reporting, analysis and forecasting.
• Produce and maintain resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules, resource profiles and financial forecasting information.
• Conduct Schedule Risk Analysis, critical path analysis, schedule impact assessments and what-if scenario planning.
• Produce and interpret Earned Value Management (EVM) data and maintain Estimates at Completion (EACs).
• Support corrective action planning and provide schedule-driven recommendations to improve project performance.
• Facilitate planning workshops and Rolling Wave (Look Ahead) planning meetings.
• Support project change control processes, assessing schedule impacts and ensuring alignment with change registers.
• Integrate supplier and subcontractor schedules into the overall project programme.
• Produce and maintain key planning deliverables including baseline schedules, cardinal date plans, variance reports, risk reports and schedule records.
• Contribute to scheduling best practice and support continuous improvement initiatives across the wider planning community.
• Support the development and performance of team members through effective communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing.
• Promote a strong health, safety, environmental and quality culture, ensuring compliance with company procedures and standards.
• Monitor project risks, issues and opportunities, supporting quality management and lessons learned activities.
• Support commercial and financial objectives through effective planning, governance and project controls.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Extensive recent experience in a comparable planning or project controls role.
• Experience within highly regulated sectors such as Nuclear, Defence, Infrastructure, Energy or Major Projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project (MSP).
• Forensic Planning experience.
• Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to project close-out.
• Knowledge of contract forms including NEC, FIDIC and JCT.
• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification such as APM, ACostE, RICS or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Expert level competency in Schedule Management and Resource Management.
• Proficient level competency in Independent Assurance, Frameworks & Methodologies, Stakeholder & Communications Management and Governance & Quality Arrangements.
• Competent level competency in Budgeting & Cost Control, Project Reviews & Assurance, Change Control and Contract Management.

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