Project Planner

Edinburgh Source: WhatJobs

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Overview

In this role, you will lead planning and scheduling for major infrastructure projects, ensuring NEC-compliant programmes and robust schedule control. You will partner with project teams to improve certainty, identify risks early and drive data-driven decisions. You’ll apply first-principles planning and risk-adjusted schedules to support integrated delivery across multidisciplinary teams. This is a chance to influence critical infrastructure delivery through strong stakeholder collaboration and proactive programme assurance.

Pay / Benefits

hybrid working
office/site flexibility
collaboration across multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain complex project schedules across major infrastructure programmes
Produce NEC-compliant programmes and support acceptance activities
Monitor progress, forecast outcomes and identify schedule variance for recovery planning
Apply three-point estimating and risk-adjusted scheduling techniques
Conduct schedule integrity reviews using DCMA and CIOB principles
Prepare schedules for quantitative schedule risk analysis with Risk Managers
Collaborate with Risk Managers and project teams to ensure schedule quality and risk readiness
Utilize Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject and Oracle Primavera Cloud to improve schedule quality

Key requirements

Accreditation such as MCaSA, MCIOB, MAPM or equivalent
Proven experience in project planning within major infrastructure or complex engineering environments
Experience with defence, nuclear, water or highly regulated sectors is advantageous
Experience preparing programmes for quantitative schedule risk analysis
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills