Project Planner - Major Programme Delivery

Location: Warwick, or Wokingham (Hybrid) Working Pattern: Full Time, 6 Month Contract, plus extensions

Remuneration: 500 per day, via Umbrella Company

We are seeking a skilled Project Planner to join our Transformation & Major Projects Directorate. This role is central to delivering high-impact initiatives across a diverse programme portfolio. If you thrive in structured environments and enjoy bringing clarity to complex projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead planning activities including scheduling, risk analysis, baseline management, and critical path analysis.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans with input from subject matter experts.
• Monitor progress, manage change control, and ensure alignment with programme outcomes.
• Facilitate productive planning sessions with stakeholders and workstream leads.
• Advise on planning tools and methodologies (e.g. MS Project, POL).
• Ensure dependencies are identified and managed across workstreams.
• Support risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Contribute to PMO tasks and lead workshops when required.

About You

You are a detail-oriented planner with a strategic mindset and a collaborative approach. You bring:

• Proven experience in planning roles, ideally within large or complex programmes.
• Strong technical expertise in MS Project and other planning tools.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience in producing visual reports to communicate timelines, risks, and progress.

Qualifications and Experience

• Familiarity with Project Online (POL), Agile methodologies, Prince2/MSP, and Scrum.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.
• A proactive and structured approach to delivery.

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. Adecco is an employment consultancy and operates as an equal opportunities employer.