Senior Project Planner

Job description

About

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.

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).

The NRL Group connect global companies with the right people to bring engineering projects to life. Supporting contracting companies with energy transition plans and working with our clients to create a cleaner, greener future.

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