Senior Project Planner

Our client is seeking a Senior Project Planner to lead project controls on complex, high-hazard infrastructure programs. Based out of Glasgow, this pivotal role will drive the independent development and execution of integrated master schedules within the UK nuclear sector. This is a contract role Inside IR35, for at least 12 months. The role requires SC screening and the client is considering UK born British citizens only.

What’s on offer

• Strategic Autonomy: Independent ownership of Level 1–3 Integrated Baseline Schedules for high-value, critical national infrastructure.
• Professional Development: Active involvement and leadership within an established corporate Scheduling Community of Practice.
• Cross-Functional Impact: Direct collaboration with senior leadership (Project, Program, and Business Managers) to steer project direction and change management.
• Culture of Safety & Quality: A workplace environment prioritizing safety, inclusion, and professional continuous improvement framework adoption.
• Career Progression: Opportunity to lead resource planning, mentor junior staff, and drive scheduling maturity models across the delivery business unit.

What you will need

• Essential Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Project Management, or Construction Management, alongside a recognized professional credential (APM, ACostE, or RICS).
• Technical Toolset Expertise: Advanced, demonstrable proficiency in Primavera (P6) or MS Project, with extensive experience managing resource- and cost-loaded schedules.
• Advanced Project Controls Mastery: Verifiable “Expert-level” capabilities in WBS/OBS/CBS development, critical path analysis, and Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA).
• Financial & Lifecycle Literacy: Practical experience implementing Earned Value Management (EVM/EVA) techniques, estimating at completion (EAC), and navigating full project lifecycles from bid to closeout.
• Sector & Contract Familiarity: Robust experience working within a regulated, comparable engineering environment, backed by an awareness of standard contracting methodologies (such as NEC3 or FIDIC).

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