At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of planners and manage integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
- Company: Join Rolls-Royce SMR, a leader in world-changing technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible benefits, bonus opportunities, and generous holiday allowance.
- Other info: Dynamic hybrid working environment with strong focus on inclusivity and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in complex engineering projects while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in planning, team leadership, and advanced Primavera P6 expertise required.
The predicted salary is between 59576 - 70089 £ per year.
Lead Project Planner
At Rolls‑Royce SMR, we are building world‑changing technology, and strong, credible planning is critical to our success.
We’re looking for a Lead Project Planner to join our Project Management Office and provide leadership, direction, and expertise across our planning function.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of planners, providing direction, support, coaching and mentoring.
- Oversee the development, maintenance and management of detailed integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
- Ensure schedules are realistic, achievable and aligned with programme objectives and business priorities.
- Lead planning meetings and schedule reviews with cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks and delays, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
- Provide strategic planning insight and schedule analysis to support programme delivery and executive decision‑making.
- Produce and present dashboards, reports and forecasts that highlight key milestones, schedule performance and variance analysis.
- Support resource planning and allocation to optimise efficiency and productivity across programmes.
- Ensure planning standards, governance processes and best practice methodologies are consistently applied.
- Drive continuous improvement across planning processes, tools and reporting capability.
- Work closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Programme Management and Manufacturing stakeholders to ensure integrated delivery planning.
- What You’ll Bring
- Significant experience working within a planning or project controls environment.
- Experience leading planning teams and supporting team objectives and day‑to‑day delivery.
- Experience coaching, mentoring and developing planners and junior project controls professionals.
- Strong knowledge of integrated programme planning, including Master Integrated Plans (MIP/IMS) and integrated milestone management.
- Experience working across large, complex programmes with multiple stakeholder groups.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Programme Management, Operations and Manufacturing teams.
- Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, including schedule development, WBS structures, coding structures, resource dictionaries and schedule architecture.
- Strong understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM), baseline management and change control processes.
- Experience integrating schedule, cost and risk management frameworks.
- Experience identifying, monitoring and mitigating schedule risks through proactive planning.
- Experience within complex engineering, nuclear, regulated or highly technical programme environments.
- Knowledge of engineering design maturity and programme delivery lifecycles would be advantageous.
Essential Training & Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 (Practitioner level or equivalent experience).
- APM PMQ or equivalent qualification.
- Significant experience working within a Project Controls or PMO environment on complex programmes.
- Strong knowledge of project controls disciplines including Earned Value Management, reporting, change control and baseline management.
- Ideal Additional Qualifications
- APM PPC (Practitioner) or a similar project controls qualification.
- Experience within the nuclear sector or other highly regulated industries.
- Equivalent experience is welcomed where formal qualifications differ.
- Success in this Role
- Delivering mature, integrated schedules that are robust, achievable and fit for purpose.
- Providing high‑quality planning insight that supports informed decision‑making across the programme.
- Successfully developing planning capability through coaching, mentoring and training activities.
- Driving consistency in planning standards, governance and best practice across projects.
- Proactively identifying and mitigating schedule risks before they impact programme delivery.
- Being recognised as a trusted planning and project controls Subject Matter Expert across Rolls‑Royce SMR.
- Reward & Benefits
Competitive salary £2,200 flexible benefits allowance, 12.5% bonus opportunity, 6x pensionable salary, life assurance, 50% income protection, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays. £250 new joiner payment.
- Pay
- Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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Lead Planner employer: Rolls-Royce SMR Limited
Rolls-Royce SMR Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration within the Power Station Integration team. Employees benefit from a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises personal development and work-life balance, making it an ideal place for engineers looking to grow their careers in a supportive environment.
