Senior Project Planner

## About the role We're seeking an experienced Senior Project Planner to complement our team at Lockheed Martin UK – Strategic Systems based from Helensburgh. This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a4-day working week Monday - Thursday and hybrid working with typically 1-2 days a week working from home.

As our Senior Project Planner you'll play a key role in developing the future planning architecture for LMUK SS contract outputs. You will work alongside senior stakeholders to bridge the gap between high-level strategy and daily operations.

You will take ownership of this complex project lifecycle, from proposal to execution, helping deliver some of the UK’s most complex and innovative engineering programmes. ## Key Responsibilities - Lead and coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of planning and schedule management in support of programme capture and execution. - Refine and manage the Integrated Master Plan for LMUK SS’ contract renewal effort. - Lead proposal preparation planning, including development of planning artefacts for solicitation response.

Interfaces with program management, senior management and the contractual customer as the programs planning integrator. - Manage the validation of cost and schedule integration for effective program performance management. - Proactively identify commercial risks, establish mitigation strategies, and adjust timelines as needed - Gather progress data and generate robust reports tracking actuals against baseline forecasts. - Ensure all deliverables are compliant with LM's command media. - Manage the resolution of schedule conflicts, develops and implements work-around strategies and tactical alternatives. - Support to business rhythms. - Manage the generation of Schedule Information for client and management reviews. ## Why You’ll Love Working Here - Hybrid working – 1-2 days per week working from home - Collaborative culture – work alongside some of the brightest minds in UK engineering. - Be part of an organisation delivering cutting-edge Defence and technology programmes that make a real impact.

The successful candidate must achieve the appropriate level (DV) of security clearance. ## Required skills, qualifications and experience - Significant experience as Senior Project Planner or similar Project Planning role - Experience of Microsoft Project, or similar Project Planning software - Experience of managing Resource loaded Schedules - Awareness of Earned Value Management and Critical Path Management - A confident individual who will ensure that best planning practice is always adhered to, even in occasional pressurised situations - Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills - Ability to quickly adapt to new tools, systems, and processes ## Desired Skills - Experienced in Earned Value Management - Experience of cost planning & reporting - Background in Defence, MoD, or other complex engineering environments