Lead Programme Planner

Latitude 36; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Part time

Job summary

Latitude 36 is seeking a hands-on Lead Programme Planner to build an integrated master schedule for aerospace/manufacturing expansion in Bengaluru. You will own complex schedules across engineering, supply chain, and site moves, driving baseline discipline and schedule integrity.

You should bring 5+ years of lead/planner experience, CPM expertise, and proficiency with MS Project or Primavera P6, with strong stakeholder management and coaching abilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of core planning and scheduling experience, with a proven track record as a Lead or Senior Planner on complex programmes in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering, Industrialization, or Plant Setup.
• Expert in Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule risk analysis, baseline management, and variance forecasting.
• Demonstrated ability to build complex schedules from scratch or incomplete information (not just updating existing files).

Responsibilities

• Schedule Creation & Integration: Build a logic-linked Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) combining facility setup, site moves, supply chain, engineering, and operational readiness streams from decentralized inputs.
• Critical Path & Risk Analysis: Identify critical and near-critical paths, evaluate schedule realism, highlight risks, and model recovery options.
• Baseline & Change Control: Establish formal baselines, progress update cadences, forecasting frameworks, and strict change control processes.
• Cross-Functional Facilitation: Partner with project managers and technical leads to map Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), dependencies, and constraints.
• Coaching & Governance: Upskill local project managers in planning techniques to ensure delivery ownership remains with the execution teams.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver concise, decision-focused status reports and insights for senior leadership.

Skills

CPM

Schedule risk analysis

Baseline management

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

PMI-SP

APM

AACE PSP

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Lead Programme Planner (Aerospace / Manufacturing Expansion)

Location: Bangalore / Flexible (Hybrid/Intermittent on-site requirements)

Engagement Type: Short-term / Contract assignment

Department: Project Management / Program Management

Role: Project Planning / Scheduling

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Programme Planner to build and manage an integrated master schedule for a major aerospace manufacturing growth and facility expansion programme. This is not an administrative PMO role. We need a specialist who has personally built complex, multi-stream schedules from scratch, established critical paths, and driven schedule discipline across engineering, supply chain, and site-move operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Schedule Creation & Integration: Build a logic-linked Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) combining facility setup, site moves, supply chain, engineering, and operational readiness streams from decentralized inputs.
• Critical Path & Risk Analysis: Identify critical and near-critical paths, evaluate schedule realism, highlight risks, and model recovery options.
• Baseline & Change Control: Establish formal baselines, progress update cadences, forecasting frameworks, and strict change control processes.
• Cross-Functional Facilitation: Partner with project managers and technical leads to map Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), dependencies, and constraints.
• Coaching & Governance: Upskill local project managers in planning techniques to ensure delivery ownership remains with the execution teams.
• Executive Reporting: Deliver concise, decision-focused status reports and insights for senior leadership.

Who Should Apply? (Ideal Candidate Profile)

• Experience: 5+ years of core planning and scheduling experience, with a proven track record as a Lead or Senior Planner on complex programmes in Aerospace, Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering, Industrialization, or Plant Setup.
• Core Technical Expertise:
  
  • Expert in Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule risk analysis, baseline management, and variance forecasting.
  • Demonstrated ability to build complex schedules from scratch or incomplete information (not just updating existing files).

• Tools: Strong command over enterprise planning tools (Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent). Tool agility is more important than platform familiarity.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional stakeholder management, cross-cultural collaboration, and the confidence to constructively challenge optimistic assumptions or unsupported dates.
• Qualifications: Relevant professional certifications (e.g. PMI-SP, APM, AACE PSP) are a strong plus.