Project Planner

  • Rise Technical Recruitment
  • City, Manchester
  • Jun 01, 2026
Full time Consultant

Job Description

Project Planner (BPSS Clearance)
Manchester (Hybrid 2-3 days p/w)
Salary (DOE) + Training + Development + Pension + Life Insurance

An excellent opportunity awaits a project planner with strong commercial experience in the infrastructure or utilities sector, looking to develop their career within complex, high-profile programmes. This role sits within a growing consultancy offering genuine exposure, responsibility and progression.

This company is a growing digital consultancy operating across major infrastructure projects, with a strong focus on the digital tools and technology they develop to strengthen project controls in highly regulated sectors.

In this role you'll be embedded within a complex infrastructure project, supporting the planning function across multiple workstreams. You'll work with the wider planning and project controls team to maintain schedule integrity, ensure risk and dependencies are properly reflected in the programme, and provide stakeholders with a clear view of delivery progress. This role is hybrid, based 3 days on-site in Nottingham and 3 days remote.

The ideal candidate will come from a project planning background within infrastructure or utilities. You'll be confident maintaining schedules, supporting governance frameworks and working with wider project teams to ensure programmes remain accurate and reliable. Strong Primavera P6 capability is important, alongside the ability to communicate clearly with project teams and stakeholders. The right person must be eligible for UK security clearance and meet nationality requirements due to programme sensitivity.

This is a great opportunity for a planner looking to gain exposure to complex infrastructure programmes while developing their experience within a consultancy environment as the team continues to grow.

The Role:
Support the maintenance of programme schedules across multiple workstreams
Assist with planning governance, standards and reporting processes
Ensure risks, dependencies and change are reflected within project schedules
Support scenario modelling and schedule reviews
Provide planning updates and reporting to project teams and stakeholders
Hybrid role based 3 days per week in Manchester

The Person:
Project planning background within infrastructure or utilities environments
Experience working with project schedules within complex programmes
Comfortable working with project teams and supporting planning processes
Strong commercial Primavera P6 experience
Keen to develop within a project control or planning environment
Must be eligible for BPSS Clearance

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.