Senior Project Planner

Mott MacDonald

Ahmedabad District

On-site

INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Critical illness leave

Paternity leave

Group life insurance

Group medical insurance

Career mobility

Global opportunities

Knowledge sharing

Job summary

Mott MacDonald is seeking a Senior Project Planner with expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project to manage complex project schedules across multiple clients. The role demands strong scheduling, analytical skills and the ability to coordinate with stakeholders globally.

You will develop and maintain project baselines, monitor progress, and drive schedule integrity, ensuring alignment with contract requirements and budgets.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
9–12 years of experience.
Extensive experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to remotely manage multiple complex projects and priorities.
Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Create project schedules meeting contractual requirements using Primavera P6 or MSP.
Align schedules to contracted scope and estimate via WBS and resource profiles.
Lead the baseline schedule development and obtain approvals from stakeholders.
Maintain schedule updates and collaborate with project managers; lead meetings and provide scheduling insights.
Draft progress reports including S-curves, CP, milestones, float, erosion and Earned Value management.
Conduct Change Impact assessments for proposed and approved changes.
Collaborate with Project Control to support cost plans and cash flow data.
Manage enterprise data in project schedules to align with budgets and third-party systems.
Provide professional support on project planning processes and best practices.
Perform schedule integrity checks and action plans to address findings.
Schedule assurance with comprehensive action plans.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Remote project management

Attention to detail

Scheduling expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

About The Company

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.

We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance.

As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

About The Business Unit

Global Delivery Services Centre (GDSC) is a high-impact business unit within Mott MacDonald, dedicated to enhancing project delivery across our global operations.

As part of GDSC, you’ll join a team that champions excellence in both technical and digital disciplines, supporting projects at every stage of the lifecycle—from concept to completion. We work to international design standards and regulations, ensuring our contributions meet the highest benchmarks of quality and innovation.

At GDSC, you’ll be empowered to collaborate across borders, grow your expertise, and make a meaningful impact on infrastructure and development projects that shape communities worldwide.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Professional Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project Planner to join our team. As Senior Project Planner, you will work on multiple projects, providing expert planning and scheduling support using Primavera P6 and MSP. This role offers an excellent opportunity to apply your extensive knowledge and experience to ensure the successful delivery of complex projects.

Key Responsibilities

Create project schedules that meet contractual requirements for a wide array of customers across multiple industries using Primavera P6 or MSP.
Ensure that for all schedules produced there is full alignment to the contracted scope and estimate via a Work Breakdown Structure and resource profiles. Integrate schedule requirements and constraints to establish work sequences for all disciplines or specialties seek buy in and approval
Leading the development of the baseline schedule, you will facilitate and support the approval of the schedule as a contractual baseline document with all internal and external stakeholders.
Maintain the schedule updating and project schedules Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders on schedule status. Lead and facilitate project meetings, providing expert scheduling insights and recommendations. Verifying actual progress claims, monitor schedule deviations and recommend corrective action/work‑around any issues that may arise
Draft and finalize schedule or progress reports progress as needed including Progress S Curves, Critical Path, Milestone Tracking, Float Path and erosion and Earned Value management, Prepare and present comprehensive Schedule Update Reports including progress, variance and mitigations / interventions lookahead update schedules to optimize alignment with project objectives and timelines
Undertake Change Impact assessments for proposed and approved changes.
Collaborate with Project Control and Management to support the cost plan and cash flow data sets and reports.
Manage and configure enterprise data contained within project schedules to maintain alignment to third party systems, budgets (effort and cost) and where required materials.
Provide professional support on project planning processes and best practices.
Perform detailed schedule integrity checks, reviews for internal / external customers as required, documenting all findings and developing action plans to address any observed items.
Schedule Assurance, both internally and externally, taking into consideration all aspects of project scheduling planning including the development and support of comprehensive action plans to address observed items either directly or with a third party.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management.
Should have 9 -12 years of experience.
Extensive experience with Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project software.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven ability to remotely manage multiple complex projects and priorities effectively.
Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy, quality, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

Significant experience in a professional planning or scheduling role.
In-depth knowledge of advanced project management principles and practices.
Familiarity with other project management software tools.
Professional certification in project management (e.g., PMP, PMI-SP).

Total Open Positions - 3

Open for - Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Noida

Flexible working

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience: