Senior Project Planner - Major Programs, Flexible Benefits

Urenco Global; Capenhurst; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Private Medical & Dental Cover

Flexible Benefits

Training & Development

Job summary

Urenco in Capenhurst/Birchwood seeks a Project Planner to join our Government Services function, serving as the key interface between site teams and Group stakeholders to ensure planning, coordination and delivery across complex programmes.

You will develop, maintain and optimise project schedules that reflect scope, resources and milestones, provide planning insight and reporting to support informed decision-making and successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Project planning qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.
• Significant experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle, from concept development through to project handover.
• Experience of brownfield projects, turnarounds, shutdowns, or outage activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Planning: Facilitate planning workshops and interactive scheduling sessions; Develop and maintain integrated project schedules and baseline programmes; Ensure schedules reflect project scope, milestones, resources, and interfaces.
• Support Project Delivery: Provide planning expertise throughout the project lifecycle; Integrate contractor and supplier schedules into the overall programme; Identify schedule risks, opportunities, and recovery actions.
• Drive Planning Excellence: Maintain alignment between project schedules and project estimates; Support reporting, forecasting, and performance monitoring; Promote planning best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Planning software

Education

Project Planning qualification or equivalent experience

Tools

Planning software

Job description

Urenco in Capenhurst/Birchwood seeks a Project Planner to join our Government Services function, serving as the key interface between site teams and Group stakeholders to ensure planning, coordination and delivery across complex programmes.

You will develop, maintain and optimise project schedules that reflect scope, resources and milestones, provide planning insight and reporting to support informed decision-making and successful project delivery.