Job Title: Project Planner
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF72399
Job Summary
Plan, challenge and shape the delivery of complex defence programmes. As a Project Planner within the Mission Systems business, you support the successful delivery of complex, high‑value defence programmes.
Responsibilities
* Develop, own and maintain integrated project schedules, including baselines, scenario planning and performance measurement.
* Apply Earned Value and schedule performance techniques to provide insight, challenge delivery assumptions and support informed decision‑making.
* Work closely with Project Managers, Control Account Managers, engineers and customers to ensure schedules accurately reflect scope, progress and risk.
* Support effective project governance through accurate reporting, change control and schedule assurance.
* Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning practices across the Mission Systems portfolio.
Essential Experience
* Proven experience working as a Project Planner or in a similar planning or project controls role within a complex project environment.
* Experience with Primavera P6.
* Strong experience creating and managing integrated project schedules and baselines.
* Practical experience of Earned Value Management and performance reporting.
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
* 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 benefit allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlement.
* ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year for volunteering work.
* Excellent development opportunities and employee assistance programme supporting well‑being.
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