Trainee Project Planner

JR United Kingdom; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in clean energy, defence, and decommissioning seeks ambitious individuals for a Trainee Project Planner role. You'll receive comprehensive training while working to develop into a permanent role. The position emphasizes strong analytical, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills, with opportunities in high-profile projects.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Medical and Dental cover

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Maternity, shared parental, and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Proactive problem anticipation and eagerness to learn.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and maintaining project structures.
• Developing and maintaining the integrated project schedule.
• Creating resource/cost loaded schedules for financial and project status reporting.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Experience in engineering/project/construction management

Tools

Primavera

Excel

Job description

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Trainee Project Planner, Preston, Lancashire

Client:

Experis Academy

Location:

Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

Job Description:

Trainee Project Planner

Location: Bristol and Glasgow

The ideal candidate will have active SC Clearance or be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

The Experis Academy offers an exciting opportunity for delivery-oriented individuals to be trained and upskilled as Project Planners in the clean energy, defence, and civil decommissioning sectors. Join our Academy division to be trained and developed while representing Experis on leading engineering projects. Our programmes aim to develop talent pools into permanent members of our industry-leading clients.

We seek ambitious candidates with strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. If you're looking to reskill or develop in project planning, this role offers a challenging but rewarding experience requiring excellent customer-facing and team skills.

You will support Project Planning activities within a delivery environment and collaborate with like-minded professionals to solve complex problems in the nuclear and infrastructure sectors.

Training will include project, programme, and portfolio management (P3M), project management, planning, controls, Primavera, and Excel, along with soft skills like negotiation, presentation, emotional intelligence, and conflict resolution through scenario-based workshops.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Implementing and maintaining project structures
• Developing and maintaining the integrated project schedule
• Ensuring alignment between scheduling and financial/material demand tools
• Providing regular status updates and analysis of schedule impacts
• Creating resource/cost loaded schedules for financial and project status reporting

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective stakeholder engagement at all levels
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proactive problem anticipation
• High-quality commitment and eagerness to learn
• Experience in engineering/project/construction management or related delivery-focused fields
• Competitive salary with bonus opportunities
• Entry into a leading clean energy, defence, and decommissioning company with high-profile roles
• Comprehensive training and qualification opportunities

Other benefits include:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and Dental cover
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Maternity, shared parental, and paternity leave