Senior Planner
Core
Develop, maintain, and assure fully integrated project schedules for complex defence programmes, providing accurate planning data and risk-informed forecasts.
Role type
Senior IC project planner (defence)
Builds
Integrated, resource- and cost-loaded schedules across the full project lifecycle
Domain
Defence / Aerospace / Engineering
Required skills
Integrated master schedule development, Primavera P6, Critical path analysis, Schedule logic, Earned Value Management (EVM), Schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo), Contractual compliance, Resource loading
Preferred skills
MOD customer experience, Bid support, Programme re-baselining, Professional accreditation (APM/PMI)
Technologies
Primavera P6
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain integrated schedules aligned to WBS/CBS; Provide schedule performance analysis including critical path and float; Integrate risk and mitigation actions into schedules; Support change control and assess schedule impacts; Produce planning reports for governance and stakeholders; Mentor junior planners.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC