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Posted 05 August, 2026

Lead Project Planner

TRS Staffing Solutions
Somerset, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Our client is a major global energy business, with a background in Oil & Gas, they are leading the way with the energy transition.

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Responsible for building overall project schedule and project on-time delivery. You will manage product level planners to ensure the overall project delivers successfully to our customers.

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As an Lead Project Planner, you will be responsible for:

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  • Scheduling management: The EPC planner oversees the overall project schedule management ensuring its quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy.
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  • Coordinating and executing supervision: the EPC planner is the most senior planner of the project and oversees coordinating and collaborating with the other planners.
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  • Supporting project management: The EPC planner is at the right hand of the project director and as such will provide him/her visibility on i) look ahead of tasks to be performed in the 3 – 6 weeks ii) risks in schedules and mitigation actions iii) opportunities in the schedule.
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  • Supporting customer: the EPC planner will interact with the customer to provide update on schedule as well as explain the current situation / challenges / opportunities.
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  • Implementing integrated project planning initiative: the EPC planners will adhere to the approved processes and proactively drive implementation of new initiatives leading to fully integrated planning.
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To be successful in this role you will:

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  • Demonstrate experience in project planning in the oil gas/subsea industry.
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  • Demonstrate expertise in use of the Primavera P6 planning tool. Additional knowledge of MRP is required.
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  • Be able to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution. The EPC planner will quickly understand the risks and opportunities in the schedule, identify and drive appropriate actions.
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Working Routine

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  • 3-4 days from office
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  • 1-2 day from home (remote)
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