We are recruiting a Senior Project Planner for our client in Aberdeen. This is a full time, office based position with an initial contract duration of 1 year. Purpose of Role Planner will work within our Developments and Decommissioning Projects Team to produce and maintain project plans on our world class field development and field decommissioning projects This is a challenging and diverse role where you will provide a complete planning service to multi-disciplinary project teams The ideal candidate will have prior planning experience in Oil & Gas or similar industry such as engineering, refining, power industries etc Duties & Responsibilities to include:- Build and maintain a number of project plans for key capital Projects and Decommissioning projects For example subsea development and installation, drilling and completions, asset decommissioning and facilities engineering Monitor and report progress through earned value analysis, S-curves, KPIs, and critical path tracking to support performance management. Lead internal and external stakeholders engagement & workstream input to plan sessions and schedule review meetings Chair the weekly planning meetings Lead baseline and re-baseline processes, ensuring schedule alignment with scope changes and project control procedures. Coordinate closely with multi-discipline teams (engineering, procurement, production) to validate planning assumptions and logic Liaising with the relevant Asset planner to ensure construction activities have been incorporated into the asset plan correctly Mentor junior planners and support continuous improvement, driving planning standards and best practice across the business. Any other Planning Tasks as requested Desired Qualities / Qualifications Essential Skills & Experience Proven Senior Project Planner experience (10 years) Strong background in Oil & Gas, Energy, Engineering, or similar major project environments Expert user of Oracle Primavera (P6) Strong CPM skills and schedule risk identification capability Experience supporting large-scale capital projects Ability to work proactively, unsupervised and within multi-discipline teams Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal, written, graphical) Preferred Offshore or site experience Decommissioning planning experience Degree in Project Management, Mechanical/Process Engineering, or related technical field Experience mentoring junior team member