A prominent engineering firm in Bristol is seeking a Senior Project Planner to deliver complex defence and engineering projects. You will be responsible for developing integrated project schedules and collaborating with teams to ensure timely delivery. The ideal candidate should be experienced in project planning tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package including a generous holiday allowance and development opportunities.
Apr 28, 2026
Full time
A prominent engineering firm in Bristol is seeking a Senior Project Planner to deliver complex defence and engineering projects. You will be responsible for developing integrated project schedules and collaborating with teams to ensure timely delivery. The ideal candidate should be experienced in project planning tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. This full-time position offers hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package including a generous holiday allowance and development opportunities.
Different Technologies Pty Ltd.
Hebburn, Tyne And Wear
Head of Operations and Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering The Opportunity We're looking for a decisive, hands on Head of Operations and Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing and fabrication operations through a critical phase of improvement and growth. This is a high impact role at the heart of the business, reporting to our Managing Director where production discipline, technical credibility, and strong leadership genuinely move the needle. If you excel in challenging settings, know how to stabilise and improve performance, and can build robust production capability, this is a chance to shape a facility with significant potential. The Role You will take full ownership of the manufacturing and fabrication function, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient output across welding, plating, and other heavy engineering disciplines, including CNC Plasma and Gas cutting and a semi-automated panel production line. Working as a peer to the Programme Director, you'll ensure production flow supports project delivery and customer milestones. You'll lead a team including your Production Manager and Supervisors, driving a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. A key priority will be maximising the use of equipment, labour, and workshop space to deliver predictable, dependable production flow. What you'll do Lead and develop your fabrication function and the apprenticeship program Drive gains in productivity, quality, safety, and schedule adherence Optimise shop floor layout, equipment utilisation, and workforce deployment Training and skill set development to ensure our workforce is fully skilled in multi disciplines Embed Lean, Six Sigma, and CI practices that deliver measurable results Work closely with Project Managers to align resources with complex build programmes Strengthen trade discipline and reinforce engineering led decision making Operate effectively within a unionised workforce Grow leadership capability across your production teams Contribute directly to the wider business turnaround and operational strategy Who are we looking for? An experienced production leader who has developed from a trade background and understands the demands of heavy fabrication and engineering environments. Time served apprenticeship in a relevant heavy engineering trade (welding, plating, fabrication, fitting, etc.) HNC / HND or equivalent technical progression would be good Strong track record in leading production teams within fabrication or heavy engineering Deep understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and CI tools Practical experience working with unionised labour Proven leadership in fast paced, complex, or turnaround settings What do you need to be? Technically credible and respected by tradespeople An exceptional planner with a focus on production flow and resource optimisation Decisive, pragmatic, and confident in high pressure situations Able to motivate and challenge teams while building capability Commercially aware and delivery driven Why Join Us? This is a significant leadership role within a business on the move. You'll have the mandate-and the support-to stabilise, strengthen, and modernise the manufacturing and fabrication operations, leaving a lasting impact on production capability and performance. If you want to lead real change in a solid, honest engineering environment, we want to hear from you. Personal Growth This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of the business Financial Security with important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution by A&P Tyne up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary is part of your package. Healthy Living At APCL we support healthy living and provide help when its needed. To ensure that you are able to take time off when you need it, we offer sick pay and to cover everyday health we have a health cash plan, which gives you access to money back on everyday healthcare costs. Your dental, optical and physiotherapy as well as wellness services including counselling sessions, digital mental health support, 24/7 virtual GP, and an EAP are included. Work life Balance We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays. Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave support you during those significant life changes, helping you to balance your family responsibilities with work. Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles working for A&P are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us. You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.
Apr 28, 2026
Full time
Head of Operations and Manufacturing, Heavy Engineering The Opportunity We're looking for a decisive, hands on Head of Operations and Manufacturing to lead our manufacturing and fabrication operations through a critical phase of improvement and growth. This is a high impact role at the heart of the business, reporting to our Managing Director where production discipline, technical credibility, and strong leadership genuinely move the needle. If you excel in challenging settings, know how to stabilise and improve performance, and can build robust production capability, this is a chance to shape a facility with significant potential. The Role You will take full ownership of the manufacturing and fabrication function, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient output across welding, plating, and other heavy engineering disciplines, including CNC Plasma and Gas cutting and a semi-automated panel production line. Working as a peer to the Programme Director, you'll ensure production flow supports project delivery and customer milestones. You'll lead a team including your Production Manager and Supervisors, driving a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement. A key priority will be maximising the use of equipment, labour, and workshop space to deliver predictable, dependable production flow. What you'll do Lead and develop your fabrication function and the apprenticeship program Drive gains in productivity, quality, safety, and schedule adherence Optimise shop floor layout, equipment utilisation, and workforce deployment Training and skill set development to ensure our workforce is fully skilled in multi disciplines Embed Lean, Six Sigma, and CI practices that deliver measurable results Work closely with Project Managers to align resources with complex build programmes Strengthen trade discipline and reinforce engineering led decision making Operate effectively within a unionised workforce Grow leadership capability across your production teams Contribute directly to the wider business turnaround and operational strategy Who are we looking for? An experienced production leader who has developed from a trade background and understands the demands of heavy fabrication and engineering environments. Time served apprenticeship in a relevant heavy engineering trade (welding, plating, fabrication, fitting, etc.) HNC / HND or equivalent technical progression would be good Strong track record in leading production teams within fabrication or heavy engineering Deep understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and CI tools Practical experience working with unionised labour Proven leadership in fast paced, complex, or turnaround settings What do you need to be? Technically credible and respected by tradespeople An exceptional planner with a focus on production flow and resource optimisation Decisive, pragmatic, and confident in high pressure situations Able to motivate and challenge teams while building capability Commercially aware and delivery driven Why Join Us? This is a significant leadership role within a business on the move. You'll have the mandate-and the support-to stabilise, strengthen, and modernise the manufacturing and fabrication operations, leaving a lasting impact on production capability and performance. If you want to lead real change in a solid, honest engineering environment, we want to hear from you. Personal Growth This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of the business Financial Security with important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution by A&P Tyne up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary is part of your package. Healthy Living At APCL we support healthy living and provide help when its needed. To ensure that you are able to take time off when you need it, we offer sick pay and to cover everyday health we have a health cash plan, which gives you access to money back on everyday healthcare costs. Your dental, optical and physiotherapy as well as wellness services including counselling sessions, digital mental health support, 24/7 virtual GP, and an EAP are included. Work life Balance We offer 25 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays. Maternity, Paternity and Parental leave support you during those significant life changes, helping you to balance your family responsibilities with work. Due to the nature of what we do for some of the customers that we work with, some roles working for A&P are subject to security control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform with us. You must also undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check before your employment starts, which will include a basic DBS check.
Job Title: Senior Project Planner Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF71279 At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Planner at Ashton House, near Bristol. The Role As a Senior Project Planner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering complex defence and engineering projects that help safeguard national security. This is your opportunity to influence high profile programmes within our Mission Systems business, a team recognised for innovative design, precision engineering and equipment support for customers in the UK and around the world. Your work will directly shape how we plan, manage and deliver major submarine and technology projects. You'll be central to driving performance, improving schedule accuracy, and ensuring integrated plans deliver on time, to cost and to quality. It's a chance to refine your planning expertise, grow your leadership capability, and develop a rewarding career in defence, aerospace and engineering. Day to day, you'll be required to: Develop and lead the creation of fully integrated project schedules that drive effective delivery. Engage with Project Managers, Control Account Managers and customers to ensure plans reflect scope, progress and priorities. Analyse performance, including scenario planning, baseline variations and earned value metrics. Maintain governance artefacts, ensuring schedules align with project management and schedule management plans. Support and collaborate within the wider Planning Discipline, contributing to best practice and future capability. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. Essential Experience of the Senior Project Planner Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical, organisational and time management abilities. Experience within a similar project planning environment. Comfortable working with governance artefacts and supporting junior team members. Qualifications for the Senior Project Planner Essential: No formal qualifications required. Desirable: Experience of Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis. Relevant industry training or professional development in project planning. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. You will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance, but you will need to obtain Security Check (SC) once in post. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (). 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. "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. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
Apr 25, 2026
Full time
Job Title: Senior Project Planner Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF71279 At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Project Planner at Ashton House, near Bristol. The Role As a Senior Project Planner, you'll play a crucial role in delivering complex defence and engineering projects that help safeguard national security. This is your opportunity to influence high profile programmes within our Mission Systems business, a team recognised for innovative design, precision engineering and equipment support for customers in the UK and around the world. Your work will directly shape how we plan, manage and deliver major submarine and technology projects. You'll be central to driving performance, improving schedule accuracy, and ensuring integrated plans deliver on time, to cost and to quality. It's a chance to refine your planning expertise, grow your leadership capability, and develop a rewarding career in defence, aerospace and engineering. Day to day, you'll be required to: Develop and lead the creation of fully integrated project schedules that drive effective delivery. Engage with Project Managers, Control Account Managers and customers to ensure plans reflect scope, progress and priorities. Analyse performance, including scenario planning, baseline variations and earned value metrics. Maintain governance artefacts, ensuring schedules align with project management and schedule management plans. Support and collaborate within the wider Planning Discipline, contributing to best practice and future capability. This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home. Essential Experience of the Senior Project Planner Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent analytical, organisational and time management abilities. Experience within a similar project planning environment. Comfortable working with governance artefacts and supporting junior team members. Qualifications for the Senior Project Planner Essential: No formal qualifications required. Desirable: Experience of Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis. Relevant industry training or professional development in project planning. Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. You will be eligible to start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance, but you will need to obtain Security Check (SC) once in post. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (). 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. There is an annual Window to request this benefit. "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. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in the domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established, and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base. The company has a worldwide impact in the marine sector by leading the next generation of Maritime Domain Awareness technologies "MDA", products, and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection, and sustainability. Our customers are global and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners. SRT is an exciting company where high-quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and constantly seek to innovate in order to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work, where talented, hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine industry. Role overview of our Team Administrator / Coordinator As our Team Administrator / Coordinator will report directly to the PMO (Project Management Office) Manager and you will be working within the project delivery function at SRT, your role will be supporting the PMO Team and liaising closely with a number of departments both in the UK and our Global Project teams. This is a new, exciting and varied role for a dynamic new colleague who is seeking to progress their career into an industry sector that is unique and fast paced. You may not have a background in Projects, but if you are highly organised, able to manage an extremely diverse workload, then this may very well be your next career move. The role of Team Administrator / Coordinator role is primarily based in our Bristol office, but you must be willing to travel to our offices in Cardiff and Bath on occasion, with some flexibility for Hybrid working. Our office is based in Bristol City Centre and therefore easily commutable. Responsibilities - Team Administrator / Coordinator (not exhaustive): Provide day-to-day administrative support to the PMO and wider project team Manage training administration, including the creation of training certificates, attendance registers, and competence documentation for all customer and in-country partner training courses Perform quality assurance checks on project documentation, including work instructions, customer presentations, and engineering documents Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and accurately record and distribute meeting minutes Provide administrative support to the Sales Team as part of the Tender/Bid process Collect information from project teams to develop and communicate success stories and updates for internal bulletin boards and communications Prepare high quality project status reports, dashboards, and presentations for stakeholders Support procurement activities, including raising shipping requests and coordinating task assignments for in-country partners using Zuper Maintain and regularly update the project Actions Log to ensure accountability and follow-up Maintain and regularly update the project Whereabouts Planner to ensure visibility for resource planning process Ad-hoc support to PMO Manager and Programme Director's Requirements - Team Administrator / Coordinator Strong organisational and administrative skills Excellent written and verbal communication abilities High attention to detail with strong quality assurance capability Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines Experience supporting project teams or working within a PMO environment (preferred) Familiarity with procurement processes and task management systems (e.g., Zuper) is an advantage Appreciation of cultural differences in overseas territories and ability to communicate well with overseas colleagues Desire to build a solid, secure career with a rapidly growing company Benefits Highly Competitive Salary and benefits package 25 days annual leave rising to 28 days with service Real individual development opportunities Company "Get to know you" days SRT Marine Systems plc are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please note - we are not able to provide Visa sponsorship for this role
Apr 23, 2026
Full time
SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in the domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established, and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base. The company has a worldwide impact in the marine sector by leading the next generation of Maritime Domain Awareness technologies "MDA", products, and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection, and sustainability. Our customers are global and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners. SRT is an exciting company where high-quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and constantly seek to innovate in order to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work, where talented, hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine industry. Role overview of our Team Administrator / Coordinator As our Team Administrator / Coordinator will report directly to the PMO (Project Management Office) Manager and you will be working within the project delivery function at SRT, your role will be supporting the PMO Team and liaising closely with a number of departments both in the UK and our Global Project teams. This is a new, exciting and varied role for a dynamic new colleague who is seeking to progress their career into an industry sector that is unique and fast paced. You may not have a background in Projects, but if you are highly organised, able to manage an extremely diverse workload, then this may very well be your next career move. The role of Team Administrator / Coordinator role is primarily based in our Bristol office, but you must be willing to travel to our offices in Cardiff and Bath on occasion, with some flexibility for Hybrid working. Our office is based in Bristol City Centre and therefore easily commutable. Responsibilities - Team Administrator / Coordinator (not exhaustive): Provide day-to-day administrative support to the PMO and wider project team Manage training administration, including the creation of training certificates, attendance registers, and competence documentation for all customer and in-country partner training courses Perform quality assurance checks on project documentation, including work instructions, customer presentations, and engineering documents Schedule meetings, prepare agendas, and accurately record and distribute meeting minutes Provide administrative support to the Sales Team as part of the Tender/Bid process Collect information from project teams to develop and communicate success stories and updates for internal bulletin boards and communications Prepare high quality project status reports, dashboards, and presentations for stakeholders Support procurement activities, including raising shipping requests and coordinating task assignments for in-country partners using Zuper Maintain and regularly update the project Actions Log to ensure accountability and follow-up Maintain and regularly update the project Whereabouts Planner to ensure visibility for resource planning process Ad-hoc support to PMO Manager and Programme Director's Requirements - Team Administrator / Coordinator Strong organisational and administrative skills Excellent written and verbal communication abilities High attention to detail with strong quality assurance capability Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines Experience supporting project teams or working within a PMO environment (preferred) Familiarity with procurement processes and task management systems (e.g., Zuper) is an advantage Appreciation of cultural differences in overseas territories and ability to communicate well with overseas colleagues Desire to build a solid, secure career with a rapidly growing company Benefits Highly Competitive Salary and benefits package 25 days annual leave rising to 28 days with service Real individual development opportunities Company "Get to know you" days SRT Marine Systems plc are an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please note - we are not able to provide Visa sponsorship for this role
This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of production schedules, ultimately supporting on-time delivery to customers. Key Responsibilities: Ensure accurate and timely creation of production orders within the MRP/ERP system to support on-time customer delivery. Plan and coordinate subcontract machining requirements, balancing customer demand with production constraints; raise and release purchase orders for subcontract work. Analyse back orders, current demand, and forecasted requirements to prioritise, plan, and schedule production efficiently. Work closely with Purchasing and suppliers to anticipate and resolve any supply discrepancies or risks to production schedules. Collaborate with Customer Service to acknowledge orders promptly and ensure customer requirements are fully supported. Develop, maintain, and optimise production schedules in line with capacity, material availability, and customer deadlines. Maintain planning parameters and inventory controls to optimise stock levels, including calculation and management of buffer stocks. Drive continuous improvement of data accuracy, planning processes, and operations systems. Proactively identify and resolve scheduling risks, ensuring minimal disruption to production flow. Job Requirements: Strong working knowledge of SAP (essential). Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, ideally within the machining industry. Solid understanding of production systems (MRP/ERP). Familiarity with product structures, including BOMs and routings. Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project). Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills. Proven ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure. Additional Information: 37 hours per week (standard working week) Must be eligible for security clearance Rate - Competitive and experience dependant If you are an experienced Production Planner looking for a dynamic contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team and contribute to a leading force within the marine industry!
Sep 23, 2025
Contractor
This role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of production schedules, ultimately supporting on-time delivery to customers. Key Responsibilities: Ensure accurate and timely creation of production orders within the MRP/ERP system to support on-time customer delivery. Plan and coordinate subcontract machining requirements, balancing customer demand with production constraints; raise and release purchase orders for subcontract work. Analyse back orders, current demand, and forecasted requirements to prioritise, plan, and schedule production efficiently. Work closely with Purchasing and suppliers to anticipate and resolve any supply discrepancies or risks to production schedules. Collaborate with Customer Service to acknowledge orders promptly and ensure customer requirements are fully supported. Develop, maintain, and optimise production schedules in line with capacity, material availability, and customer deadlines. Maintain planning parameters and inventory controls to optimise stock levels, including calculation and management of buffer stocks. Drive continuous improvement of data accuracy, planning processes, and operations systems. Proactively identify and resolve scheduling risks, ensuring minimal disruption to production flow. Job Requirements: Strong working knowledge of SAP (essential). Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment, ideally within the machining industry. Solid understanding of production systems (MRP/ERP). Familiarity with product structures, including BOMs and routings. Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project). Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organisational skills. Proven ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver results under pressure. Additional Information: 37 hours per week (standard working week) Must be eligible for security clearance Rate - Competitive and experience dependant If you are an experienced Production Planner looking for a dynamic contract opportunity, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's team and contribute to a leading force within the marine industry!
