Strategic Project Planning Consultant – UK-wide

Strategic Project Planning Consultant – UK-wide

Full-Time 60000 - 80000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Mott MacDonald

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Join us in delivering innovative project planning solutions across diverse sectors.
  • Company: Mott MacDonald, a leader in project and programme management.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive pay, and comprehensive health benefits.
  • Other info: Be part of a diverse team with excellent career development opportunities.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on large-scale projects while growing your career.
  • Qualifications: Experience in project planning and strong communication skills required.

The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.

  • Location/s
  • UK-wide
  • Recruiter contact
  • Aoife Cullen
  • About The Business Unit

Mott Mac Donald’s Advisory and Programme Delivery (APD) unit delivers project, programme & commercial management (PPCM) services and advisory solutions across the built environment, defence, energy, water, environmental, transportation, health and care sectors.

We deliver tailored solutions that directly address our clients’ key challenges, combining our world‑leading project expertise with unrivalled programme delivery capabilities and advisory services.

APD delivers services to projects ranging in scale and complexity up to £20bn, through technical disciplines including programme management, project management, project controls, scheduling, cost management, estimating, infrastructure finance, management consulting, digital consulting and education, health and care management.

Specialist Advisory portfolio

We are keen to hear from Project Planning professionals of all levels who would like to be considered for future opportunities in the UK and Northern Ireland.

  • Senior Associate Planning Consultant
  • Senior Planning Consultant
  • Planning Consultant
  • Assistant Planning Consultant
  • Ideal experience
  • Proven experience in Project Planning, with a strong track record in planning, monitoring, and controlling project delivery across various industries and contract types
  • Solid understanding of estimating, risk management, and cost control, with experience collaborating across project controls disciplines
  • Commercially aware and with excellent communication skills
  • Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Well versed in the use of Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
  • Experienced working within multidisciplinary teams on large scale complex infrastructure projects across a number of sectors including but not limited to Nuclear, Water, Transport, Buildings, Energy, Defence

Please be advised offers for future roles may be conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of security clearance.

UK Immigration

Mott Mac Donald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK.

We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Agile working

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments.

We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well‑being, flexibility, and trust.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process.

If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable. adjustments@mottmac. com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Benefits

  • Financial wellbeing
  • We match employee pension contributions between 4.5 % and 7 %.
  • Life assurance equal up to 4 × your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 × your salary.
  • Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long‑term illness or injury.
  • Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
  • As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.
  • Employee ownership
  • Our employee ownership model means no external investors, just us, creating a culture of shared success.
  • Our employees have a stake and a voice in our business, giving them a direct connection to our success through our personal and group performance bonuses.
  • As your career grows, so does your stake, recognising your long‑term impact and contribution.
  • Your voice matters, with the opportunity to connect directly with senior leadership through formal channels to help shape our future.
  • For our senior roles you will have a direct pathway towards ownership from day one.
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
  • Health cash plan to support you with everyday health costs and treatments.
  • Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
  • A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing programme, including access for you and your family.
  • Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.
  • Lifestyle
  • A minimum of 33‑35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
  • Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
  • Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high‑street retailers.
  • Enhanced family and carers leave
  • Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
  • Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
  • Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.
  • Learning and development
  • Primary annual professional institution subscription.
  • A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self‑development options.
  • Networks, communities, and social outcomes
  • Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+-, gender-, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
  • Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.
  • Locations

Birmingham, GB; Edinburgh, GB; Leeds, GB; London, GB; Bristol, GB; Croydon, GB; Glasgow, GB; Cambridge, GB; Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB; Manchester, GB.

  • Contract Type
  • Permanent
  • Work Pattern
  • Full Time
  • Market
  • Various
  • Discipline
  • Planning and modelling
  • Job Ref
  • 13656
  • Recruiter Contact
  • Aoife Cullen
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Strategic Project Planning Consultant – UK-wide employer: Mott MacDonald

At Mott MacDonald, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a collaborative and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to thrive. With a strong focus on professional development, we provide ample opportunities for growth within the energy sector, particularly in high-voltage transmission systems. Our UK-wide presence allows for diverse project experiences, making it an exciting place to contribute to the global energy transition while working alongside industry experts.

Mott MacDonald

Contact Details:

Mott MacDonald Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Strategic Project Planning Consultant – UK-wide

Project Planning
Monitoring and Controlling Project Delivery
Estimating
Risk Management
Cost Control
Stakeholder Engagement
Oracle Primavera P6