Project Planner

Job Title: Project Planner Location: Rosyth, Fife + Hybrid Working Arrangements Compensation: £45,284 - £52,872 + Benefits Role Type: Full time / Permanent Role ID: SF76731 Help shape the future of defence through world-class project planning At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Planner at our Rosyth site. The role As a Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You'll play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Type 31 programme, one of the UK's most significant defence projects. Working within our Marine Engineering & Systems business, you'll help ensure complex shipbuilding and engineering activities are successfully planned, controlled and delivered. Day-to-day you'll be required to: Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules using recognised planning methodologies. Analysing project performance, progress, risks and critical path activities to support delivery objectives. Collaborating with project managers, engineers and delivery teams to provide planning insight and expertise. Producing reports, forecasts and planning data to support informed decision-making across the programme. Supporting project controls, governance activities and the wider Project Management Office function. This role is full time, 36hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with onsite presence required as project demands dictate. Essential experience of the Project Planner Demonstrable knowledge of project planning, scheduling principles and network scheduling techniques.

using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or similar project planning software.

Understanding of the full project lifecycle within complex programmes or projects.

working within a project planning, project controls, scheduling or project management environment.

Ability to analyse project data and communicate planning information effectively to a range of stakeholders.

for the Project Planner Degree-level qualification or equivalent work experience demonstrating knowledge of project planning principles and practices Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . What we offer Generous holiday allowance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+ Employee shopping savings portal Payment of Professional Fees Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually. ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity Babcock We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 29,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together. We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview. Closing date: 11/11/2026 #SCOTLAND-BC-WC