Armed Forces Pathway

**Locations**
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom / Glasgow, United Kingdom / Brighton, United Kingdom / Croydon, United Kingdom / Altrincham, United Kingdom / York, United Kingdom

**Country**
- United Kingdom

**Contract type**
- Contract

**Work pattern**
- Part Time, Full Time

**Market**
- Energy

**Discipline**
- Project programme and commercial management

**Job ref**
- 9682

**Recruiter contact**
- Alice Roostan

**Location/s**: Newcastle, Glasgow, Altrincham, York, Brighton, Croydon; UK
**Recruiter contact**:Alice Roostan

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy with over 20,000 employees across more than 50 countries and 140+ offices.

We work across incredible global industries, delivering exciting work that is defining our future and making an important societal impact in the communities we serve. Our people power our performance - we succeed when they do. With countless opportunities to collaborate, learn, and grow, the possibilities for excellence are as varied as every individual.

**About the Armed Forces Pathway**
Mott MacDonald’s Armed Forces Pathway represents our commitment to recruiting, transitioning, developing, and supporting the armed forces community within our organisation. The Pathway is designed to support military personnel transitioning into civilian careers. It provides support and resources to help individuals develop relevant skills, and successfully integrate into roles outside of the military. Our programme offers training, mentorship, and network opportunities, tailored to the unique experiences and skills of military personnel.

Duration: 12 months

Location: Newcastle / Glasgow/ Altrincham/ York/ Brighton/ Croydon

Programme: Participants will learn about project planning within our Energy division. You will be supported to work on a variety of projects and empowered to develop your skills within a consultancy environment.

Support: You’ll be paired with a supportive buddy from our Mott MacDonald Forces community.

**About the business unit**

The Energy unit delivers services to clients globally across several sectors including hydropower, nuclear, waste, renewable generation and transmission & distribution networks. Together we provide integrated engineering and project management services across the project lifecycle - from concept and design to construction and operations, to decommissioning or repowering and life extension. Together with our clients, we’re helping to deliver the energy transition globally.

**Overview of the role**
We have an exciting opportunity for a planning and scheduling professional to join our fast-growing energy team. As a Project planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful execution of projects within our team. You’ll be responsible for establishing and maintaining the progress management baseline, overseeing earned value management, scheduling, and related disciplines. Your insights will drive informed decision-making and help us achieve project milestones effectively.

Key Responsibilities and duties include:

- Baseline Management: Set up and maintain the progress management baseline for assigned projects
- Earned Value Management: Monitor progress against the performance baseline, analysing earned value metrics
- Scheduling Expertise: Coordinate project schedules, ensuring alignment with overall project goals
- Recovery Actions: Identify areas where project progress deviates from the baseline and implement recovery strategies as needed

**Essential Criteria**

We’re looking for a P6 Project Planner who thrives on structure, precision, and delivering results. If you’ve led or supported mission-critical operations, coordinated complex schedules, and adapted to changing priorities, your experience is highly valued here.

**Operational Planning Expertise**
- Experience in developing and managing detailed plans or mission schedules, including scoping, sequencing, and resource allocation.
- Skilled in monitoring progress, adjusting timelines, and ensuring successful execution of operations—skills directly transferable to project scheduling.

**Strategic Thinking and Conceptual Understanding**
- Able to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans that support project success.

**Tool Proficiency**
- Comfortable using digital planning tools or military systems for scheduling and coordination.
- Experience with tools including Primavera P6 is required

**Collaborative Approach**
- Proven ability to work across units or departments, aligning plans with broader objectives and adapting to feedback from multiple stakeholders.
- Experience supporting the development and maintenance of operational plans in line with established procedures and protocols.

**Performance Monitoring and Analysis**
- Familiarity with performance tracking methods such as Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar military performance metrics.
- Able to use data to inform decisions, improve outcomes, an