Senior Planner

Senior Planner

12-Month Contract | Aldermaston | Full-Time On-Site

Hours: 9-day fortnight available, with flexibility for alternative compressed working arrangements

A leading engineering and infrastructure consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support a major programme within the UK defence sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled planning professional with strong Primavera P6 expertise to join a complex and high-profile programme. The successful candidate will play a key role in schedule development, baseline management, resource planning, change control, and stakeholder reporting.

The Opportunity

Working as part of a programme controls team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analysing project schedules while providing planning support across a large-scale programme environment.

You will collaborate with project teams, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure schedules remain aligned with programme objectives and planning standards, while supporting continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the wider planning community.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project and programme schedules using Primavera P6
• Define and implement Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Collect, validate, and manage schedule updates from internal and external stakeholders
• Create and maintain baseline schedules in collaboration with project teams
• Support change management activities through what-if analysis and schedule impact assessments
• Resource load schedules and support resource levelling activities across the programme
• Produce and present planning reports for senior stakeholders and programme review meetings
• Provide planning insights and recommendations to support programme delivery
• Mentor and support less experienced planners, contributing to the development of the wider planning function
• Apply previous programme planning experience to improve processes, standards, and outcomes

Essential Experience

• Extensive experience in programme and project planning environments
• Strong working knowledge of planning best practices and methodologies
• Advanced Primavera P6 experience
• Understanding of all key project controls disciplines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong presentation and reporting capabilities
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet challenging deadlines
• A passion for mentoring and developing others

Desirable Experience

• Experience within the nuclear and/or defence sectors
• Experience working in highly regulated environments
• Understanding of nuclear regulatory frameworks

If you hold active DV clearance and have a proven background in Primavera P6 planning within complex programme environments, we'd be keen to hear from you.