Project Planner – Energy from Waste (Contract) Location: Cambridgeshire Contract Type: Contract (Outside IR35) Day Rate: £450–£500 Sector: Energy from Waste Overview H9 Talent Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Project Planner to join a major Energy from Waste project based in Cambridgeshire. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and monitoring project schedules, ensuring accurate reporting and control of project progress throughout the engineering, procurement, and construction phases. Key Responsibilities • Develop and maintain detailed project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities. • Work closely with project managers, engineers, and commercial teams to ensure alignment between schedule, cost, and scope. • Monitor progress against baseline plans, identifying variances and providing early warnings of potential delays. • Prepare regular progress updates, lookahead schedules, and performance reports for senior management and clients. • Integrate subcontractor and supplier schedules into the overall master programme. • Support change management processes, assessing the time impact of variations and delays. • Conduct critical path analysis and propose recovery or mitigation plans when required. • Attend project review meetings, providing planning input and insights to drive decision-making. • Ensure compliance with client reporting requirements and company planning standards. • Support the preparation of tender and proposal schedules where required. Experience & Skills Required • Proven experience as a Project Planner within the Energy from Waste, power generation, or major industrial construction sectors. • Proficiency with Primavera P6 (essential) and working knowledge of MS Project. • Strong understanding of project controls processes, progress measurement, and earned value analysis. • Demonstrable experience managing schedules under EPC or NEC contract frameworks. • Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills. • Ability to interpret complex engineering and construction information. • Self-motivated and able to work independently within a multidisciplinary team. • Degree or HNC/HND in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.