Project Planner

**Project Planner**:

- Location: Bristol, GB, BS3 2HQ
- Onsite or Hybrid:
**Job Title: Project Planner**

**Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements**

**Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits**

**Role Type: Full time / Permanent**

**Role ID: SF68224**

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Planner our Ashton Vale site, near Bristol.

**The Role**

As a Project Planner, you’ll be at the heart of our Mission Systems business area, supporting a wide range of exciting design, manufacture, and equipment support projects. This is your opportunity to lead the development and delivery of integrated schedules that drive project success - on time, to budget, and with measurable impact.

You’ll be part of a growing team within SSNA, collaborating across disciplines and working with internal stakeholders to deliver critical defence and aerospace programmes. Your work will directly contribute to national security and global safety, while accelerating your career in a dynamic and forward-thinking environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to:

- Leading project teams to develop and deliver detailed integrated schedules using earned value techniques (EVM).
- Creating scenario plans and analysing variations to baselines.
- Collaborating with Project Managers, Control Account Managers, and wider stakeholders.
- Driving performance through effective schedule management and reporting.
- Supporting the Planning Discipline and contributing to continuous improvement.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides flexible hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

**Essential experience of the Project Planner**
- Proficient in project scheduling software such as Primavera P6 and MS Project.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical, planning, and time management abilities.
- Comfortable with IT systems and tools.
- Experience in project delivery environments and governance artefacts (e.g., Project Management Plans).

**Qualifications for the Project Planner**

While no formal qualifications are essential, a foundational understanding of project controls—planning, risk, and cost—is highly desirable. Experience with scheduling software and at least one year in a project delivery setting is expected.

**Security Clearance**

**What We Offer**
- Generous holiday allowance
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
- Employee share scheme
- Employee shopping savings portal
- Payment of Professional Fees
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually
- ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
- Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing

**Babcock International**

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

**Closing Date: 31/10/2025**

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