About this role
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Project Planner to join our Programme Management team at our Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a 4-day working week Monday - Thursday and hybrid working.
You’ll work full days onsite Monday and Tuesday and you may be required to be onsite on a Wednesday and/or Thursday subject to business needs.
You’ll play a key role in supporting the end-to-end planning lifecycle — from proposal to execution — helping deliver some of the UK’s most complex and innovative engineering programmes.
What You'll Be Doing
* Maintain the end-to-end lifecycle of planning and schedule management in support of programme capture and execution.
* Lead proposal preparation planning including development of planning artefacts for solicitation response. Interfaces with program management, senior management and the contractual customer as the programs planning integrator.
* Manage the validation of cost and schedule integration for effective program performance management.
* Manage the vertical and horizontal integration between all schedules and other program artefacts compliant with LM's command media.
* Manage the modelling and measuring techniques to integrate risks and opportunities with schedule and cost baseline.
* Manage the resolution of schedule conflicts, develops and implements work-around strategies and tactical alternatives.
* Utilises performance and health metrics to communicate actions to the programme team resulting in improved program performance.
* Maintenance and status updates of the IMS on a weekly & monthly basis.
* Manage the Maintenance of the Performance Measurement Baseline.
* Support to the Project Business Rhythm.
* Manage the generation of Schedule Information for client and management reviews.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
* 4-day working week (Mon–Thu) – enjoy a true work–life balance.
* Hybrid working – 2-4 days a week onsite depending on business needs
* Collaborative culture – work alongside some of the brightest minds in UK engineering.
* Be part of an organisation delivering cutting-edge Defence and technology programmes that make a real impact.
The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (DV) of security clearance. More details can be found here
Required skills, qualifications and experience
* Experience as a Project Planner, or similar PMO Planning role
* Experience of Primavera P6, or similar Planning software
* Experience of managing Resource loaded Schedules
* Experience of Earned Value Management and Critical Path Management
* A confident individual who will ensure that best planning practice is always adhered to, even in occasional pressurised situations
* Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
* Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and processes
Desired Skills
* Active SC or DV clearance
* SAP cost planning & reporting
* Background in Defence, MoD, or other complex engineering environments