Job Title: Construction L4 Scheduler
Location: Port Talbot
Contract: Fixed Term
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 25 th August 2026
Interviews to be conducted on w/c 1 st September2026
We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.
What you will do:
The purpose of the Construction (Level 4) Scheduler is to develop, maintain, and manage detailed project schedules for the construction phase of projects, ensuring timely and efficient project delivery. This role involves coordinating with project managers and stakeholders to gather necessary information, monitor progress, identify potential delays, and implement schedule adjustments.
By providing accurate and up-to-date scheduling data, the Construction Scheduler supports project management and performance through building accurate resource loaded schedules from engineering documents and estimates, effective planning, capacity levelling, critical path development, and decision-making within the project teams.
- Maintain and optimise Level 4 construction schedules aligned to the Level 3 integrated schedule.
- Monitor project progress, update schedules and resolve scheduling issues with stakeholders.
- Develop and finalise Level 4 commissioning schedules and integrate with the master schedule.
- Coordinate with project teams to gather information, update schedules and track milestones.
- Monitor site progress, identifying delays, risks and opportunities to improve delivery.
- Support contractor payment applications through validation against Level 4 schedules and contract rules.
- Implement schedule changes and manage communication through the project change control process.
- Analyse schedule performance and produce regular progress, trend and issue reports.
- Manage project timelines using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and other scheduling tools.
- Conduct site visits to validate progress, investigate issues and support mitigation actions.
- Provide scheduling insights and recommendations to construction, engineering and project teams.
- Work with project stakeholders to develop and implement recovery and mitigation plans.
Ensure compliance with company procedures, project controls and safety requirements.
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What you will need:
- Btec, HND, NVQ or a degree in a STEM subject
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
- APM MQ or PPQ Qualification or equivalent
- APM EVM Certification or equivalent
APM PPC Practitioner Certification
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Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience as a Project Planner or Scheduler
- Exposure to project planning in a multi discipline project environment
- Basic knowledge in the use of project planning tools.
- Experience of forecasting and delivering to a forecast effectively
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Forward thinking, with the ability to identify future problems before they arise
- Verbal and written communication skills
Good computer literacy
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Ready to make a difference?
For more information or for an informal discussion please contact: [email protected]
Please note: You may use AI tools to help prepare your application. However, all information must be accurate and based on your own experience. We value genuine, honest responses that reflect who you are.
What we can offer you
Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from:
- A market competitive salary
- 35 days holidays per annum
- Annual Pay Review
- Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
- Private Healthcare Scheme (Individual cover)
- One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
Why us?
Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.
Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.
Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube
To learn more about who we are and what we can offer our future employees, please click on the link to watch the following video: Tata Steel – A place you can thrive – YouTube
