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Posted 01 August, 2026

Project Planner

First Military Recruitment
Inverness-shire, SCT, GB Full Time

Job Description

MB949: Project PlannerLocation: InvernessSalary: £65,000 - £75,000 + £5,750 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAPOverview:First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic national construction business who are looking to recruit a Project Planner on a permanent basis due to growth based at either their Inverness depot.Duties and Responsibilities:

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  • Develop detail within an existing programme and can coach others
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  • Update and monitor progress within the working programme and can coach others
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  • Introducing change into a programme.
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  • Resource and cost load programmes.
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  • Have an understanding of the introduction & evaluation of risk in programmes
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  • Using appropriate methods to check programme robustness.
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  • Provide routine and one-off programme outputs.
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Skills and Experience:

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  • Demonstrable, broad understanding and working knowledge of construction methods and outputs.
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  • Proven understanding of commercial and contractual requirements and awareness of change
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  • Proven skills in planning software, principally P6, and can coach others.
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  • Thorough experience and understanding of programming techniques.
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  • Give advice and support on short term programmes to construction teams.
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  • Understand how to make an analytical assessment of programmes.
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  • Ability to evaluate supply chain programmes.
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MB949: Project PlannerLocation: InvernessSalary: £65,000 - £75,000 + £5,750 Car AllowanceWorking Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per weekAdditional Company Benefits: Exceptional Career Development Opportunities, Company Car/Car Allowance (Depending on job grade), Pension matched up to 8%, 25 days annual leave – plus holiday (opportunity to buy/sell leave will be implemented from January 2026), Private medical insurance, Free 24/7 EAP