Senior Project Planner

Arup; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Accident insurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Profit Share

Job summary

Arup seeks experienced project planners to support advisory services within the North Group across Water, Rail, Highways & Nuclear sectors. You will anchor scheduling, reporting, and change control for diverse projects and liaise with multidisciplinary teams to deliver objectives.

Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project, plus a solid understanding of NEC4/JCT/RIBA contract frameworks and earned value techniques, is essential. This role is based in Leeds with broader UK opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related field with PM emphasis.
• Accreditation in project management is desirable.
• Strong scheduling and reporting capabilities required.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed project planning and controls across multiple projects.
• Develop, maintain, and update Integrated Master Schedules in Primavera MS Project.
• Coordinate with PMs, engineers, and client teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Establish Change Control processes and prepare progress dashboards.
• Conduct Earned Value analysis and performance reporting.
• Integrate schedules with risk registers and contract requirements (NEC4/JCT/RIBA).

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

Acumen Fuse

Earned Value analysis

Education

BSc in engineering or similar

Project management accreditation desirable

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

Acumen Fuse

Job description

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world.

Watch this short clip to discover how Arup are shaping a better world and how you could be a part of it!

Climate change • Climate change refers to long‑term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.

Arup’s North Group is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy, of which Projects & Programmes (P&P) is a key service offering. Our growing Advisory Services offering includes an increasingly diverse P&P capability comprising PMO, project controls, design integration, and strategic delivery advice to clients in the Energy, Water, Transport, Science and Industry sectors.

With this continued expansion, we are looking to grow our P&P team and are seeking experienced individuals who will be responsible for project schedule management across a wide and varied portfolio of projects. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects including Water, Rail, Highways & Nuclear, delivering projects for major sector companies. You will be closely networked with Arup’s national P&P teams and will have access to a breadth of specialist project planning expertise. As a project planner you will be connected with a wider discipline team of planners in the UK and have the opportunity to work on major projects across Europe.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

The successful individuals are expected to support consulting and advisory services for public and private sector clients, with a particular focus on project planning and supporting with wider project management duties. You will provide project planning support in the following areas:

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project to produce Integrated Master Schedules.
• Liaise with project managers, engineers, construction and client teams to ensure accurate programme data and timely delivery of project objectives.
• Establish and support Change Control Processes throughout the Project Lifecycle and prepare regular progress reports, forecasts, and dashboards for stakeholders, highlighting risks, issues, and mitigation strategies.
• Support as appropriate on a range of business development activities including preparation of tender submissions and strategy development.
• Carry out Earned Value analysis, cost and resource loading, and schedule performance analysis and schedule health checks and quality assurance reviews.
• Integrate schedules with risk registers and ensure compliance with internal and external standards and ensure alignment with contract requirements (e.g., NEC4, JCT, RIBA).

We are seeking professionals with established backgrounds in project planning and project controls management with the following skills:

• BSc in engineering, project management or similar. Accreditation with recognised institution is desirable.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, MS Excel and Microsoft office applications.
• Advanced in schedule quality assurance processes and software such as Acumen Fuse.
• Knowledge and understanding of design and/or development process for major projects and experience of managing schedules and progress reporting from technical discipline teams and/or sub‑consultants.
• Hold a current UK Passport.

This role does not meet the criteria for visa sponsorship under the UK immigration system. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

• Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover.
• In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefitsto help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
• Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at [e-mail] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Recruitment Agencies

We have a Preferred Supplier List of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on the list.

Closing date: 15 th of October.