Strategic Capital Projects Planner

Energy Jobline CVL; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tioxide Materials Ltd is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Planner / Scheduler to support its capital investment portfolio at the Greatham site in Hartlepool. You will develop detailed schedules across the full project lifecycle and work with engineering, procurement and construction teams to ensure on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes critical path analysis, baseline management and integration of multiple contractor schedules, with a focus on quality reporting and proactive risk

Qualifications

• Significant planning and scheduling experience in capital projects, engineering, construction or process manufacturing.
• Experience creating detailed project programs and integrating multiple contractor and vendor schedules.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, schedule logic, float, constraints and progress measurement.
• Knowledge of ENG, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Advanced scheduling software capability, ideally Primavera P6 and/or MS Project, with strong Excel skills.
• Understanding of project controls, earned value, cost forecasting, change management and risk management.
• Ability to challenge contractor schedules constructively and communicate progress clearly.
• HNC/HND or degree in Engineering/PM or related discipline; SAP experience and planning training advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed, logic-linked project schedules with milestones and critical paths.
• Establish project baselines and assess the impact of changes on schedules.
• Monitor progress and produce look-ahead plans, forecasts, reports and variance analysis.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints and potential delays; support mitigation and recovery.
• Review and integrate contractor, vendor and engineering schedules into the overall programme.
• Support construction, outages and shutdown planning; coordinate interfaces with operations and maintenance.
• Assess resource requirements and highlight capacity constraints across the portfolio.
• Maintain schedule quality and support readiness reviews at key stages.

Skills

Scheduling

Primavera P6

MS Project

Critical path

Baseline management

Progress reporting

Risk management

Contractor coordination

Project controls

Education

HNC/HND in Engineering/PM

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Tioxide Materials Ltd is seeking an experienced Capital Projects Planner / Scheduler to support its capital investment portfolio at the Greatham site in Hartlepool. You will develop detailed schedules across the full project lifecycle and work with engineering, procurement and construction teams to ensure on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes critical path analysis, baseline management and integration of multiple contractor schedules, with a focus on quality reporting and proactive risk