Project Planning Engineers (PMCM Defence sector)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A Little More About Your Role

Our Project Planning Engineers provide professional Planning & Scheduling expertise and consultancy skills to help our clients deliver their key infrastructure projects. If you are interested in developing and growing your future career at WSP, we would really like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and deliver the planning & scheduling service on one or more projects or workstreams for a major infrastructure programme.
• Collaborate with the responsibility for the effective communication and presentation of technical schedule information to a range of stakeholder audiences.
• Develop integrated schedules, utilising scope information, schedule dependencies and project control information from multiple information sources.
• Engage with functional disciplines to contribute to the development of the critical path, float analysis, the application of EVM, and the assessment of schedule progress.
• Work in a hybrid model, attending offices minimum of 3 days a week to fully collaborate with client and WSP project teams.

Your Team

You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 500 professionals across the UK and sit within our Programme Solutions Group. Your career will be actively supported through development conversations and with access to WSP’s career development tools and resources. Planning & Scheduling is part of the wider Programme Solutions service line which comprises the disciplines of Project Controls, Risk Management, PMO and Digital services.

Qualifications

• Track record of planning & scheduling in the Defence sector.
• Skills and experience to collaborate and communicate as part of an integrated client project team.
• Experience developing project/programme schedules from first principles using industry recognised planning and scheduling tools.
• Project lifecycle schedule development experience (Design, Statutory Planning Consents, Procurement, Commissioning and Construction) and rolling-wave planning.
• Familiarity with NEC programme requirements, assessment of CE's and what-if scenarios.
• Attention to detail to produce a programme narrative, a basis of schedule and a plan on a page.
• Relevant degree in an engineering or construction related discipline, higher education and an appropriate project management/APM qualification/membership.
• Must be able to work in the UK without restrictions in accordance with UK National Law and be prepared to successfully undertake SC level clearance of UK National Security Vetting.

Benefits & Culture

We offer hybrid working with flexibility to work from home two days a week and collaboration in modern offices. We support work‑life balance, inclusivity, health & wellbeing programs, flexible working arrangements, part‑time options, time off and development opportunities.

Apply

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team. Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close‑knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. With us, you can. Apply today.

EEO Statement

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.