Lead Project Planner

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Primavera P6.
• Ensure full integration of schedules across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, offshore installation, construction and commissioning activities.
• Establish and maintain schedule baselines aligned with contractual milestones and project delivery requirements.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from internal teams and major subcontractors and ensure their integration into the project master schedule.
• Maintain schedule integrity and ensure consistent planning assumptions across project workstreams.

Project Implementation Support

• Support the successful implementation of the project through robust planning, scheduling and progress monitoring processes.
• Ensure alignment between project milestones and delivery activities across the project lifecycle.
• Identify schedule conflicts, bottlenecks and delays and support development of mitigation or recovery plans.
• Provide schedule insight to support project leadership decision-making.

Progress Monitoring & Forecasting

• Lead the periodic schedule update process.
• Monitor progress against the baseline schedule and identify impacts on the critical path.
• Provide schedule forecasts and variance analysis to support project management.
• Ensure accurate and timely schedule reporting within the project controls framework.

Risk, Change and Impact Analysis

• Support schedule risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Perform schedule impact analysis related to scope changes, variations or design development.
• Support change management and commercial teams in evaluating schedule impacts.
• Assist in the development of recovery plans where schedule deviations occur.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Act as the central coordination point for planning activities across the project organisation.
• Work closely with engineering, procurement, construction and commercial teams to ensure schedule alignment.
• Coordinate programme interfaces with major subcontractors, suppliers and installation contractors.
• Support reporting and coordination with TSO programme controls teams.

Project Controls Integration

• Work closely with the wider project controls team including cost control, risk management, change management and document control.
• Support the development of project performance indicators and reporting dashboards.
• Ensure alignment between schedule data and project reporting requirements.
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the project controls framework.

Team Leadership

• Provide leadership and guidance to project planners within the project controls team.
• Coordinate planning activities across the planning team to ensure consistency and alignment with the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Ensure planning standards, processes and best practices are applied consistently across the project.

Key Interfaces

• Project Controls Director
• Project Director and senior project leadership team
• Engineering, procurement and construction delivery teams
• Commercial and contract management teams
• Major subcontractors and installation contractors
• Client programme controls and relevant stakeholders

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Experiences

• Minimum 10 years of experience in project planning or project controls within large-scale infrastructure, energy or EPC projects.
• Strong experience developing and managing integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Experience coordinating schedules across multiple subcontractors and delivery partners.
• Background in sectors such as subsea cable, offshore energy, oil & gas, power transmission or major infrastructure projects.
• Experience performing critical path analysis, schedule forecasting and schedule impact assessments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Professional certification such as APM, PMI-SP or equivalent is advantageous.