Senior Planning Consultant​/Senior Project Planner

Senior Planning Consultant/Senior Project Planner

Join Mott Mac Donald as a Senior Planning Consultant/Senior Project Planner.

Mott Mac Donald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries. We deliver work that has a societal impact and foster an environment where people can thrive.

• Establish and deliver professional planning and scheduling services across complex projects, providing accurate and verified schedule management.
• Collaborate with delivery teams, supply chain, and stakeholders to develop, baseline, and maintain high‑quality project schedules.
• Develop credible baseline schedules with detailed Basis of Schedule documents and validate all incorporated information.
• Establish tools and procedures to determine progress and forecast future performance, identify risks, and provide expert advice.
• Mentor junior planners and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Contribute to business development efforts and enhance planning capabilities within the organization.

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Planner with a strong record in planning, monitoring, and controlling delivery across various industries.
• Expertise in integrated planning across engineering, procurement, and construction, including facilitation of planning workshops.
• Excellent attention to detail, outcome‑oriented, capable of working independently or leading teams.
• Proficiency in developing detailed project schedules from technical data and integrating resources and cost.
• Skilled in industry‑standard scheduling techniques (Critical Path, Critical Chain, Resource Levelling, Earned Value).
• Ability to estimate and document schedule assumptions and present schedules in assurance reviews.
• Experience coordinating with stakeholders to assess progress at activity, WBS, and project levels.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret variances and support corrective action planning.
• Proficient in delivering progress reports and planning summaries to clients and senior management.
• Advanced user of Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Experience in complex, highly regulated industries and solid understanding of estimating, risk management, and cost control.
• Flexible to travel to the client site in Plymouth 2–3 days per week.

• Degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Experience working on Defence projects.
• Strong client‑facing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex situations with professionalism and integrity.
• Experience supporting business development and proposal efforts.
• Familiarity with the full project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Proven leadership and team‑development capabilities.
• Expert‑level proficiency in Primavera and MS Project.
• Experience with risk and reporting tools such as Safran and Power BI.

Mott Mac Donald actively recruits a diverse workforce reflective of the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

Offers are conditional upon obtaining the appropriate level of Security Clearance.

• Private medical insurance and health cash plan.
• Life assurance and income protection schemes.
• Flexible benefits and pension contributions.
• Annual holiday entitlement of 33–35 days, increasing to 35 days after 5 years.
• Enhanced family and carers leave.
• Learning and development opportunities.

Location:

Plymouth, Bristol

Contract Type:
Permanent

Work Pattern:
Full Time

Job

Recruiter Contact:
Sacha Kelly