Project Scheduler / Planner in Plymouth

Join our Plymouth team and help coordinate complex industrial and marine projects. You’ll develop schedules, forecast resources and support project delivery from tender through to completion

Location: Plymouth
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Project Scheduler / Planner to support the successful delivery of industrial service projects within the marine and ship repair sector. Working alongside Project Managers, Site Supervisors operational and commercial teams, you will play a pivotal role in planning, scheduling and coordinating resources across multiple marine refit, repair and maintenance projects.

This role requires a proactive individual who can develop robust project schedules while accurately forecasting labour, plant and equipment requirements to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project programmes from tender through to project completion.
• Produce short, medium and long-term labour forecasts across multiple projects.
• Forecast plant, equipment and material requirements in line with project schedules.
• Monitor actual labour and plant utilisation against forecasts and identify variances.
• Track project progress and update schedules using site information and progress reports.
• Identify programme risks, delays and resource constraints, proposing mitigation measures where required.
• Coordinate resource planning across multiple projects to maximise efficiency.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports for senior management.
• Work collaboratively with project teams to ensure programme milestones are achieved.
• Support tender planning and resource estimation for new projects.
• Maintain accurate records of resource allocation, productivity and programme performance.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Previous experience as a Project Planner, Scheduler or Project Controls professional within industrial services, engineering, ship repair or marine industry
• Experience producing labour, plant and equipment forecasts.
• Excellent knowledge of project scheduling software (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or equivalent).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to analyse project data and produce meaningful reports.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Desirable

• Experience within marine refits, dry dock operations, naval support, offshore services or heavy engineering.
• Understanding of critical path methodology (CPM) and resource-loaded scheduling.
• Knowledge of project reporting, earned value management and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with health, safety and quality requirements within industrial environments.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Company pension.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to work on exciting and diverse projects.
• Career progression within a growing organisation.