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Senior Project Planner - Energy Sector

Sunderland, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2025-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead planning for multiple complex projects and programmes in the energy and nuclear sector, ensuring delivery to time, cost, and quality targets through robust scheduling and Integrated Project Controls.

Role type

Senior IC Project Planner (Project Controls)

Builds

Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), detailed project schedules, status reports, and EVM data for nuclear and energy clients.

Domain

Energy & Natural Resources (Nuclear)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Primavera P6, NEC/FIDIC contract processes, Integrated Project Controls (IPC), Earned Value Management (EVM), critical path analysis, float analysis, risk-based decision making, stakeholder management, team mentoring, conflict resolution.

Preferred skills

Nuclear sector experience, membership in professional bodies (e.g., APM, PMI), BPSS security clearance.

Technologies

Primavera P6

Responsibilities

Create and maintain robust schedules for varying project sizes; lead planning for multiple non-related or single complex projects; analyze schedule progress, float, and critical path to recommend recovery actions; monitor and consolidate multiple schedules into an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS); report EVM and project KPIs; assist project managers in scheduling and coordinating assignments; mentor and coach junior planning professionals; adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

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