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Project Planner

Firstco
London

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Job details

Full-time

Qualifications

Project planning
Analysis skills
Contracts
Primavera P6
Earned value management
Microsoft Project
Communication skills

Full job description

Discover Firstco: A World of Innovation

Firstco consults, designs, delivers and supports automation and control systems across critical infrastructure sectors including rail, airports, defence, data centres and industrial automation. Our work directly impacts the reliability and performance of systems society depends on every day.

About the Role: Engineering A Better World

We are seeking a Project Planner to join our centrally managed Project Controls team. This is a shared resource role, supporting multiple project teams across the business and acting as the subject matter expert for planning and scheduling.

The Planner will work closely with Project Managers, Project Controllers, and engineering teams to develop, maintain and analyse project schedules. The role is critical to ensuring projects are delivered predictably, risks are identified early, and performance is clearly understood across the portfolio.

As with other PMO roles, this position is designed to increase engineering capacity, improve consistency, and embed best practice across all projects.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

Develop and maintain integrated project schedules (primarily in Microsoft Project) across all phases of delivery
Define and structure Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) in collaboration with project teams
Ensure schedules are resource-loaded, logically linked, and aligned with contractual milestones
Establish and maintain baseline schedules and manage change control impacts
Support the sales team and help develop schedules for bids.

Monitoring & Reporting

Track progress against plan and identify variances (time, resource, critical path)
Support the production of earned value and performance metrics alongside Project Controllers
Provide clear, concise reporting to Project Managers and senior stakeholders
Highlight risks, delays, and opportunities early, with recommended mitigation actions

Project Support

Work directly with Project Managers to support planning strategy and delivery approach
Facilitate planning workshops and coordination across multidisciplinary teams
Interface with cost control, risk management and document control to ensure integrated project control as part of a PMO function
Liaise directly with our clients’ planners to resolve scheduling issues.

Standards & Best Practice

Develop, maintain and improve planning standards, templates, and processes
Drive consistency of planning approach across all Firstco projects
Provide coaching and support to engineers and PMs in planning principles
Contribute to continuous improvement of the Project Controls function

Portfolio-Level Insight

Support consolidation of schedules for programme or portfolio reporting
Provide input into resource planning and forecasting across projects
Contribute to development of historical data and benchmarking for future estimating

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

Proven experience in project planning / scheduling roles
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Primevera P6, or equivalent scheduling tools
Understanding of critical path analysis, dependencies, and schedule risk
Experience working within project delivery environments (engineering, infrastructure, or similar)
Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Excellent communication skills, with ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

Experience in project controls environments (cost, risk, commercial integration)
Familiarity with NEC contracts and project lifecycle delivery
Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM)
Experience supporting multi-project or programme environments

Personal Attributes

Highly organised and detail-oriented
Proactive and confident in challenging assumptions
Collaborative, with strong stakeholder management skills
Able to work across multiple projects and priorities effectively

Why Join Firstco: A Place Where You Can Thrive

Grow Your Career: Access coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities (including APM pathways)
Make an Impact: Play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure projects
Be Valued: Contribute to a high-performing, supportive team environment
Develop Expertise: Become a recognised SME in project planning within a growing organisation

Career Development

This role sits within the Project Controls discipline, with clear progression opportunities into:

Senior Planner / Lead Planner
Project Controls Lead
Programme / Portfolio Controls roles

The role aligns with Firstco’s commitment to professional development and can support progression towards APM or equivalent professional accreditation.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

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