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Senior Project Planner

Job Posted: 22 days ago

Salary: £ 53.9 - 53.9 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Expire in: 6 days

Job Description

Senior Project Planner
8 x Positions available
Contract - 12 months
£53.90 per hour (Inside IR35)
Onsite (LA14) Barrow in Furness - North West
"Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
""Successful applicants must be eligible for SC clearance"
Shape the Future of UK Defence
We're seeking experienced Senior Planners to join one of the UK's most significant and complex engineering programmes, supporting BAE Systems' submarine projects.
This is a unique opportunity to play a critical role in delivering world-class defence capabilities, working on highly complex programmes that contribute directly to the UK's national security.
As a Senior Planner, you'll work alongside multidisciplinary engineering, project management, and commercial teams to develop, maintain, and optimise integrated project schedules across the submarine lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
  * Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
  * Produce baseline programmes and monitor project performance against key milestones.
  * Identify schedule risks, critical path activities, and opportunities for programme improvement.
  * Support project controls through accurate forecasting, progress reporting, and schedule analysis.
  * Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and project teams to ensure programme alignment.
  * Prepare planning reports and present schedule performance to senior stakeholders.
  * Drive continuous improvement in planning processes and project controls.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in planners who have experience delivering complex engineering, infrastructure, defence, aerospace, marine, nuclear, rail, or construction programmes.
You'll ideally have:
  * Significant experience in project planning and scheduling.
  * Advanced Primavera P6 (or similar planning software) experience.
  * Strong understanding of critical path analysis and project controls.
  * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  * Experience working within large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
  * A proactive approach to solving complex planning challenges.
Desirable Experience
  * Defence or submarine programme experience.
  * NEC contract knowledge.
  * Earned Value Management (EVM).
  * Risk and opportunity management.
  * Security-cleared or eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance.
What's on Offer
  * Opportunity to work on one of the UK's most prestigious defence programmes
  * Collaborative, high-performing project environment.
Apply Today
If you're an experienced Senior Planner looking to work on nationally significant projects where your expertise will make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Join a programme that is helping shape the future of UK defence while developing your career with one of the industry's leading organisations

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