Senior Project Planner for High-Impact Transformation

Tarmac; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tarmac is seeking an experienced Project Planner to drive the Falcon transformation programme, shaping delivery across business, technology, data, testing and readiness teams. You will own and maintain integrated schedules and provide critical insights to senior stakeholders.

The role demands strong scheduling, baseline control, and schedule risk management, plus the ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions through clear reporting and governance support.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Project Planner, Scheduler, Planning Analyst, or similar role.
• Strong background in project scheduling, dependency management, critical path analysis, baseline control, and schedule risk management.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent planning tools.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple workstreams.
• Analyse critical paths, dependencies, and milestones to identify risks before they become issues.
• Challenge assumptions, forecasts, and delivery plans to ensure realistic outcomes.
• Provide meaningful planning insights and reporting to support key programme decisions.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across business, technology, data, testing, change, and readiness teams.
• Support governance, RAID management, and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

Scheduling expertise

Critical path analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical reporting

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Tarmac is seeking an experienced Project Planner to drive the Falcon transformation programme, shaping delivery across business, technology, data, testing and readiness teams. You will own and maintain integrated schedules and provide critical insights to senior stakeholders.

The role demands strong scheduling, baseline control, and schedule risk management, plus the ability to challenge assumptions and influence decisions through clear reporting and governance support.