Job Title: Project Coordinator - Workplace Relocation (Project Planner)
Job Location: Sunbury-on-Thames
Contract Length: 31/12/2026 (Possibility of Extension)
Industry: Oil and Energy
Working Hours: 7 per day/35 per week
Role Overview:
Support the planning, scheduling, and control of a complex, multi workstream project. You will build and maintain an integrated schedule, provide forecasting and insight, and support governance and decision making for the Project Director, core project team and senior stakeholders.
What you will do:
Develop, maintain, and optimise integrated schedules using recognised planning tools including contractor Level 3 and 4 schedules, interface management registers, and multi-party dependencies (EPC contractors, equipment vendors, logistics providers, commissioning teams)
Define logic, dependencies, and critical path aligned to scope; analyse impacts, risks, and constraints
Track progress and produce forecasts, progress reporting, and look ahead plans for project reviews and forums
Monitor critical path activities across procurement, logistics, fabrication, shipping, site installation, and commissioning sequences. Track long-lead equipment progress against need dates
Provide planning assurance, governance inputs, and best practice support to project teams
Support change control by assessing schedule impacts of scope/execution changes and preparing clear inputs for decision forums
Own the master integrated plan across workstreams; coordinate workstream leads to deliver a coherent, high quality schedule
Hold workstream leads accountable for plan quality and updates; facilitate alignment and dependency management, escalating clashes and constraints
Support workstream leads to develop recovery plans when slippage or risk is identified
What you will have:
Essential
Proven experience in project planning/scheduling (complex, multi workstream environments)
Advanced capability building and managing integrated schedules in Microsoft Project (logic, dependencies, critical path)
Strong knowledge of planning methodologies, project controls, and governance/change control
Excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
Ability to communicate complex schedule information clearly to diverse stakeholders
Desirable
Experience working on large or multi disciplinary projects or programmes
Exposure to cost control, risk management, or integrated assurance
Copes well with degrees on ambiguity
Professional certification in Project management
Ability to coach and challenge workstream leads on effective use of Microsoft Project and planning best practice
Attributes
Structured and methodical approach to planning
Proactive and collaborative, with a strong stakeholder focus
Good at working in large, diverse teams
Comfortable working in fast paced or evolving project environments
Confident challenging assumptions and promoting planning best practice
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
