Job Description

Lead Planner in Thurso, Highlands

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Location

Thurso, Highlands

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Contract
  • Lead Planner
  • £52hr
  • Inside IR35
  • Thurso

The Energy Division at ARM are currently recruiting an experienced Lead Planner to join a leading nuclear project based in Scotland.

Job Overview:

The purpose of the post is to provide portfolio planning and performance management support for the business and the job holder will be responsible for development of targets, monitoring delivery of targets, managing audit of target achievement, reviewing plans, reviewing status updates, maintaining relevant controlled documents, developing planning capacity and capability within the organisation, and managing planning software.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement relevant site procedures
  • Undertake assurance and analyse programme schedule, identify developing problem areas, access norms and support change control reviews.
  • Provide training and mentoring for the area of planning
  • Analyse critical paths and restraints and integrate inter discipline schedule requirements to establish logical work sequence.
  • Provide analytical feedback on overall portfolio performance into the portfolio level accountability sessions
  • Provide oversight of targets, support external audit of targets, and ensure targets proposed support mission delivery
  • Be the expert on planning systems, processes, and implementation
  • Be the intelligent customer for Primavera P6 software
  • Perform the responsibilities of authorisations relevant to post
  • Manage staff as a line manager

What are we looking for?

HND or equivalent qualification plus experience
Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance due to the nature of the project

How to apply:

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please apply via the link or contact me on 02392 228 232 - and we will let you know if you have been shortlisted.

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 127853_1756801790
Date posted 02 September 2025
Sector Energy

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Shelby Robbins

Shelby Robbins

Account Consultant - Energy

+44 (0)2392 228 232

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