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Job Description

Project Planner – Manchester, Defence\n\n You will take ownership of shaping and controlling complex defence programmes, while building depth in planning and assurance across high-value environments. This role gives you visibility, progression and the chance to develop long-term programme expertise. You will work where strong planning directly influences delivery outcomes.\n\n What you will need\n\nBritish is required and applicants must have been born in the UK.\nExperience working on UK defence programmes or within defence delivery environments.\nStrong project planning and scheduling capability using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools.\nUnderstanding of regulated programme governance and assurance expectations.\nSalary and rewards £50,000 to £70,000 plus car allowance.\n \nWhat you will be doing\n\nDeveloping and maintaining integrated project schedules across the full lifecycle of defence programmes.\nAnalysing critical paths, dependencies, progress and forecast positions to support delivery decisions.\nSupporting programme planning activities across multiple workstreams and stakeholders.\nIntegrating schedule data with cost and risk inputs to provide a clear delivery picture.\nProducing planning insight to support governance reviews and senior decision making.\nYour experience\n\nBackground in project planning or project controls within complex or regulated environments.\nPractical experience using Primavera P6 or comparable planning software.\nExposure to defence, infrastructure, engineering or major programme delivery contexts.\nAbility to communicate planning insight clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nComfortable working across multidisciplinary teams while owning planning outputs.\nBenefits and balance Rewards extend beyond pay with car allowance, permanent health insurance and private medical insurance.\n \nWhere you will be based \nManchester with a hybrid working pattern.\n\n Due to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British who can obtain Security Check clearance.\n\n This is a permanent role.\n\n Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to high-technology industries.

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