Job Title:              Senior Project Planner
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF61950

 

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Planner at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

 

The Role
As a Senior Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary to lead and establish Planning and Scheduling from bid through to execution/delivery, with the opportunity to be involved in the contract negotiation for the function creating a successful relationship up front with the customer & building trust from day 1.

 

Day-to-day, you’ll support a wide range of exciting design, manufacture and Equipment support projects, and works with a number of key clients both domestically and internationally. You will work with various stakeholders including Project Managers, Control Account Managers, Project Controllers, customers and wider project stakeholders. You will also sit within our Planning Discipline, reporting to the Project Planning Discipline Leader who will support future development.

 

Develop and successfully delivery of a detailed integrated schedule. Creating baselines and baseline management. Consistently analysing schedule data to inform project team of risk & opportunities. Use specific techniques for performing measurement such as Earned Value Management (EVM), S-Curve, variance analysis, lookahead reporting etc. Help build the function & tool maturity by creating/delivering working processes and sharing good practice.

 

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with maximum 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home. However, you may be required to attend longer periods onsite, if the project demands.

 

Essential Experience of the Senior Project Planner

Proficient in the use of project scheduling software essentially Primavera P6, with a basic knowledge of Managing Successful Programmes (MSP). Excellent analytical and planning skills, with the ability to Develop & mentor and teach the rest of the function with best practice. Relevant experience in a similar role & environment. Experience creating, maintaining, and working in accordance with related Governance artefacts (i.e. Project Management Plans, Schedule Management Plans etc). The ability to help mature the function & tool set with a standard approach attitude to simplify the way we work.

 

Qualifications for the Senior Project Planner 

Minimum GCSE in Mathematics and English.

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
 

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

 

What We Offer 

Generous holiday allowance  Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee share scheme  Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave  Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met Potential to develop skills

 

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

 

Closing Date: 12/02/2025

 

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