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James Fisher & Sons plc (JFD) is the world’s leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue solutions and services. Operating worldwide, JFD provides submarine rescue capability, submarine escape training, commercial and defence diving equipment, saturation diving systems, and underwater systems and life support capabilities for defence and commercial diving markets.
Location: Inchinnan, Glasgow – Permanent position.
About the Role
The Senior Project Planner drives system improvement in the organization at all levels, ensuring a foundation to build on for improvement and aligning the organization strategy with deliverables. This role leads standardisation, optimisation and digital transformation, promoting digital as an enabler across all business functions. The Senior Project Planner will improve business results by driving initiatives to meet customer requirements and company strategy.
Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 across the full EPC lifecycle, from initiation to closeout.
* Create and manage bid‑phase schedules, supporting estimating and commercial teams with planning input for competitive tenders.
* Lead baseline and re‑baseline processes, ensuring schedule alignment with scope changes and project control procedures.
* Monitor and report progress through earned value analysis, S‑curves, KPIs, and critical path tracking to support performance management.
* Identify schedule risks and opportunities, integrating mitigations into project plans and advising project teams on schedule impact.
* Coordinate closely with multi‑discipline teams (engineering, procurement, production) to validate planning assumptions and logic.
* Mentor junior planners and support continuous improvement, driving planning standards and best practice across the business.
* Ensure compliance with client requirements and internal governance, including support for audits, reporting, and security standards.
* Take ownership of the planning lifecycle from initial baselining through to project closeout.
* Lead critical path analysis and ensure timely identification of schedule risks and mitigation actions.
* Maintain and report progress using S‑curves, earned value (EVM), and forecasting tools.
* Manage the baseline and re‑baseline process, ensuring all changes are controlled and auditable.
* Collaborate with Project Managers and functional leads to validate assumptions and schedule logic.
* Prepare and present project planning reports and dashboards to internal and client stakeholders.
* Integrate planning with risk management activities and incorporate mitigation plans into the schedule.
* Support planning process improvements and continuous development across the project planning function.
* Provide mentorship to junior planners and contribute to team development.
* Support integration with ERP systems for resource and cost tracking.
Bid & Tender Support
* Work closely with the bidding and estimating teams to develop realistic, resource‑loaded bid schedules aligned with project execution strategies.
* Analyse tender documents and client requirements to ensure alignment of bid plans with project scope and constraints.
* Conduct scenario planning and schedule optimisation to support commercial strategy during the tender phase.
* Provide schedule inputs for bid submissions, including programme narratives, integrated planning approval and planning slide pack containing the noted risks.
* Support handover from bid to project execution teams, ensuring smooth transition and continuity of planning information.
Qualifications And Experience
* Proven experience as a Senior Project Planner on complex EPC projects.
* Advanced user of Primavera P6.
* Strong command of critical path methodology (CPM) and schedule risk identification.
* Experience with S‑curves, earned value, productivity tracking, and forecasting.
* Proficient in baseline creation, maintenance, and re‑baselining in dynamic project environments.
* Ability to produce high‑quality planning outputs under tight bid deadlines.
* Experience working with or integrating data from ERP systems (Glovia, SAP, etc.).
* Excellent communication and reporting skills – verbal, written, and graphical.
* Comfortable working independently and quickly integrating into new teams or projects.
* Must be able to gain UK security clearance.
Additional Information
The role will be based in Inchinnan, Glasgow; some travel will be required as projects dictate, so a flexible working approach is needed. Due to the volume of applications our vacancies may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher & Sons plc is committed to diversity and inclusion. It encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds and, as a Disability Confident employer, is committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. James Fisher & Sons plc is proud to be partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.
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