Senior Planning Manager

Rolls-Royce SMR

Senior Planning Manager at Rolls-Royce SMR leading development of project plans for a new type of power station. Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £68,000 - £89,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project planning and scheduling, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and industry standards while effectively collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Proficient in validating dependencies, milestones, and critical paths to maintain schedule integrity and support project delivery.

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Project PlanningSchedule DevelopmentDependency ManagementStakeholder CollaborationTraining and Support

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Hard Skills

Project ManagementScheduling TechniquesRisk ManagementCritical Path AnalysisCost Estimation

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationLeadership

Tools & Technologies

Scheduling ToolsGovernance Frameworks

Industry Keywords

Contractual RequirementsSub-Contract ManagementPlanning StandardsProject Status Reporting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leading the development and implementation of comprehensive and credible project plans by the team.
Ensuring that every aspect of the scope is thoroughly understood, captured, and assigned the necessary sub-contracts, resources and estimated labour hours and costs for successful delivery.
Identifying and planning all dependencies, key milestones and deliverables, and integration with risk management.
Providing guidance on best practice planning techniques to develop credible plans that meet all contractual requirements and align with RR SMR planning standards.
Collaborating with multiple stakeholders from various disciplines and functions across the business and sub-contractors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Lead and ensure development of a schedule which meets all customer contractual and business requirements.
Ensure sub-contract packages are fully integrated.
Ensure schedule integrity by validating dependencies, milestones, and critical paths.
Support the PMO in maintaining scheduling standards and governance frameworks for the organisation.
Coordinate with lead planners, project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to maintain accurate dependencies and critical path data.
Prepare and present high-level project status reports to senior management, explaining critical path and float positions.
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and industry standards.
Provide training and support to team members on scheduling best practices and tools.
Collaborate with teams to anticipate and manage future planning resource demands by gaining a thorough understanding of their needs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus - Performance related target opportunity 17%
Benefits Allowance – £5,000 per annum, enabling you to create a bespoke package
Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days.
Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
£250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases