Senior Unified Planning Lead

Capgemini Engineering; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking an experienced Senior Unified Planning Lead to support UK defence and space programs by deploying scheduling, cost management, and project management best practices.

The role involves leading workshops, training, and coaching Work Package Managers and PMO teams, with travel to Stevenage and Portsmouth. A portion of work can be remote, but onsite presence is essential to drive adoption of processes and tools.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Controls, PMO, Planning, Scheduling, or Program Management.
• Proven track record delivering training courses, workshops, and coaching sessions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience deploying project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, planning, and cost management principles.
• Ability to operate independently and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training delivery skills.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training workshops for Work Package Managers and PMO teams on Unified Planning and WAPITI.
• Provide expert support on project scheduling, planning, and cost management activities.
• Support the deployment and adoption of Unified Planning and WAPITI across the organisation.
• Conduct Schedule Maturity Assessments and identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, and project reviews.
• Create and maintain training materials, user guides, and 'How Do I' documentation.
• Support users with scheduling, cost management, process, and tool-related queries.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support validation of tool releases and first-level tool customisation activities.

Skills

Project Controls

PMO

Planning

Scheduling

Program Management

Training Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Coaching & Mentoring

English Fluency

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Tools

Planisware

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Unified Planning & WAPITI Deployment Lead to support our client in the defence and space sector with the deployment of scheduling, cost management, and project management best practices across UK programs. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert, providing training, coaching, and hands‑on support to Work Package Managers (WPMs) and PMO teams while driving the adoption of Unified Planning and WAPITI tools and methodologies.

The role involves leading workshops and training sessions for project teams and stakeholders, requiring regular travel to the Stevenage and Portsmouth sites. While a portion of the work can be performed remotely, onsite presence is essential to ensure successful adoption of processes, tools, and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver training workshops for Work Package Managers and PMO teams on Unified Planning and WAPITI.
• Provide expert support on project scheduling, planning, and cost management activities.
• Support the deployment and adoption of Unified Planning and WAPITI across the organisation.
• Conduct Schedule Maturity Assessments and identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, and project reviews.
• Create and maintain training materials, user guides, and 'How Do I' documentation.
• Support users with scheduling, cost management, process, and tool-related queries.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support validation of tool releases and first-level tool customisation activities.

Your Profile

• Extensive experience in Project Controls, PMO, Planning, Scheduling, or Program Management environments.
• Proven experience delivering training courses, workshops, and coaching sessions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience supporting the deployment of project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, planning, and cost management principles.
• Ability to operate independently and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Fluent spoken and written English is essential.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training delivery skills.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Tools & Knowledge

• Planisware experience is highly desirable.

Make it real – what does it mean for you?

• Exposure to top global companies working withCapgemini (145 of the Fortune 500 companies)
• Open access to digital learning platforms

Capgemini is proud to be a under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
• Please opt in during the application process.

Capgemini. Make it real.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting.
• Location: This role involves delivering workshops and training sessions to staff, which requires travel to the Stevenage and Portsmouth sites. While some aspects of the role can be performed remotely, regular onsite presence is needed to support training delivery and stakeholder engagement.
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusivefuture is part of everyday lifeand will be part of your working reality. We havebuilt a representative and welcoming environment, foreveryone.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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