Senior Planner - 1 Day per week - remote

Client: National Gas Networks (NGN)
Duration: Until 31 August 2027 (planned FEED completion)
Time Commitment: Approximately 1 day per week initially, reducing to 0.5 day per week thereafter
Seniority: Senior Planner or equivalent
Software: Primavera P6 (essential); Microsoft Project (desirable)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to support the delivery of a FEED programme for National Gas Networks (NGN).

The successful candidate will take ownership of the project programme, initially supporting a re-baseline following recent compensation events and establishing a consistent weekly programme update cycle.

This is a part-time assignment requiring approximately one day per week during November and December, reducing to around half a day per week thereafter, in line with the planning allowance within the contract.

The role will be client-facing, with NGN closely scrutinising programme submissions and logic. The successful candidate must therefore be confident managing programme updates, engaging with work-package leads and explaining and defending programme logic.

• Maintain and manage the project programme using Primavera P6.

• Lead the re-baselining of the programme following recent compensation events.

• Establish and maintain a structured weekly programme update cycle.

• Run weekly progress sessions with individual work-package leads.

• Obtain and validate progress updates, dependencies and forecast completion dates.

• Challenge work-package leads where necessary to ensure accurate and realistic programme information.

• Identify programme risks, delays, dependencies and potential impacts on key milestones.

• Take ownership of programme integrity and ensure the schedule is maintained accurately.

• Support the preparation of Clause 31 programme submissions for acceptance.

• Work with Microsoft Project programmes where required, including supporting their conversion into P6.

• Present, explain and defend programme logic and updates during client-facing discussions with NGN.

• Proven experience working as a Senior Planner or in an equivalent planning position.

• Strong, demonstrable experience using Primavera P6.

• Experience developing, maintaining and re-baselining project programmes.

• Ability to manage programme updates and challenge progress information effectively.

• Experience managing dependencies, forecast dates, milestones and programme logic.

• Confident stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Comfortable leading progress meetings and engaging directly with work-package leads.

• Able to work autonomously, take ownership and operate without detailed day-to-day direction.

• Confident presenting and defending programme logic to clients.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.

• Experience preparing Clause 31 programme submissions.

• Experience working within FEED projects.

• Experience in gas networks, utilities or major infrastructure projects.

• Familiarity with compensation events and programme re-baselining.

• November December: Approximately 1 day per week to support programme re-baselining and establish the weekly update process.

• Thereafter: Approximately 0.5 day per week.

• Duration: Through to the end of FEED, with planned completion currently scheduled for 31 August 2027.

Important: Primavera P6 experience is essential. The priority is finding someone proactive, confident and capable of taking ownership of the programme, rather than focusing solely on job title or grade.