Job Description
My Defence Maritime client is seeking a Project Planner to join their programmes team and play a pivotal role in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary engineering projects!
You will be responsible for developing integrated master schedules, driving planning excellence, and ensuring alignment across project teams, stakeholders, and delivery frameworks. This is a key position supporting major defence programmes with real national impact
Key Responsibilities -
Develop and manage high-quality, fully integrated master schedules using Microsoft Project Professional
Identify, maintain, and communicate the critical path; conduct scenario planning for resourcing and phasing decisions
Collaborate with IPT teams (Project Managers, Engineers, Supply Chain) to ensure schedule accuracy and alignment with work packages, dependencies and risk mitigations
Work with Scrum Masters to define WBS in Jira and gather task data from sprint reviews to update schedules
Integrate engineering design, validation, and delivery milestones across complex WBS structures
Work with risk owners to incorporate risks, treatment plans and emergent work into schedules
Provide clear reporting on schedule performance, critical and float paths, forecasting and progress trends
Support Agile planning cycles by aligning IMS-level activities with sprint/epic cadences
Support senior planner in schedule governance, baseline management, change control, and schedule quality assurance
Liaise with external customer planners to ensure alignment on data, formats and reporting expectations
Act as a scheduling subject matter expert, promoting best practices and capability across the programme
Qualifications & Experience -
Essential
Proven experience managing schedules on large-scale, multi-year engineering programmes (defence/aerospace/high-tech advantageous)
Strong experience building and maintaining Integrated Master Schedules in MS Project Professional/Standard
Solid understanding of project risk management and scheduling impacts
Skilled at creating critical and float path views in MS Project
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including customer engagement
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in high-performing teams
Competent in data analysis and Excel manipulation for import into MS Project
Desirable
Experience with Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid delivery environments; Jira familiarity preferred
Experience with resource allocation tools and scenario modelling
Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience
Exposure to EVM/cost-schedule integration; APM/PMI membership a bonus
Familiarity with DCMA assessment standards
Experience integrating ERP tools and Oracle P6 environments
What Our Client Can Offer -
A dynamic role driving success across strategic programmes
Hybrid & flexible working opportunities
Professional development and growth within a high-performing team
The opportunity to shape and influence national defence delivery outcomes
If you're a proactive planner ready to drive clarity, structure and delivery success then I want to hear from you!
Apply today or reach out for a confidential conversation
