Senior Project Planner - Primavera P6 Expert (Hybrid)

Airswift; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Senior Project Planner for a 12-month contract in Stockport/Manchester, with hybrid work (3 in office / 2 from home). The role focuses on developing and maintaining schedules for large projects, requiring strong Primavera P6 and project controls experience within complex technical delivery environments.

The successful candidate will lead planning activities, coordinate with project teams, and ensure data quality across systems, supporting delivery across energy transition

Qualifications

• HNC or equivalent is required.
• Experience leading schedules for large projects.
• Strong Primavera P6 capability.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules and associated planning documentation.
• Prepare and maintain schedules for large projects or a portfolio of modification projects.
• Read, understand and implement the company safety policy and relevant safety management system requirements in relation to planning activities.
• Promote effective working relationships across project controls teams, project departments and client representatives.
• Ensure planning activities are carried out in compliance with corporate and project-specific procedures.
• Develop plans based on estimates, CTRs and input from the wider project team.
• Code activities and apply logic links to enable schedule time analysis.
• Review baseline dates against actual dates within project schedules.
• Control, monitor and guide day-to-day planning team activities.
• Standardise the production of resourced and robust baseline project schedules.
• Maintain the required quality of data across integrated project systems.
• Issue updated plans and associated documents accurately and at agreed intervals.
• Liaise with the client planner on relevant planning matters.
• Interface regularly with the project controls and contract management function.
• Ensure key project stakeholders are kept informed of planning issues.
• Work with the risk team on plans that require risk analysis.

Skills

Primavera P6

Planning & scheduling

Schedule coding

Time analysis

Project controls

Education

HNC or equivalent

Degree (Preferred)

Level 3 QCF in Planning / Project Controls

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

Project controls software

Job description

Airswift is seeking a Senior Project Planner for a 12-month contract in Stockport/Manchester, with hybrid work (3 in office / 2 from home). The role focuses on developing and maintaining schedules for large projects, requiring strong Primavera P6 and project controls experience within complex technical delivery environments.

The successful candidate will lead planning activities, coordinate with project teams, and ensure data quality across systems, supporting delivery across energy transition