Senior Project Planner

Babcock International; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global solutions provider is seeking a Senior Project Planner to oversee complex nuclear projects in Warrington or Bristol. This full-time role offers hybrid working and involves developing and maintaining project schedules using Primavera P6. Candidates should possess a degree in Engineering or Project Management and have prior planning experience in regulated environments. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and annual health checks

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of Project Planning using Primavera P6.
• Previous experience of working as a Project Planner within a high regulated industry/environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS).
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedules.
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset.

Job description

Job Title: Senior Project Planner

Location: Warrington OR Bristol, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangement

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF64100

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Planner at our Warrington, Cheshire or Bristol site.

The role

As a Senior Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the heart of delivering complex projects that shape the future of the nuclear industry, ensuring schedules are robust, aligned, and drive successful outcomes.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be responsible for applying schedule management independently primarily in complex situations across Portfolio, Programme, and Project Management (P3M).

• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedules.
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (e.g. critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.

This is a full‑time position (37 hours per week) offering a flexible hybrid working arrangement, with three days based in the office and two days working from home.

Essential experience of the Senior Project Planner

• Experience of Project Planning using Primavera P6
• Previous experience of working as a Project Planner within a high regulated industry/environment

Qualifications for the Senior Project Planner

• A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• A recognised professional qualification such as APM, Acoste, RICS (or equivalent)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Cavendish employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear

As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost‑effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 06/02/2026

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