Planner - SC Cleared

Location: London (2 days per week onsite)Duration: 6 months Clearance: SC Clearance requiredDaily Rate: Circa £500

We're looking for an experienced Programme Planner to support a complex delivery programme within a secure government environment. This role is key to providing clear, credible plans that give stakeholders confidence in delivery timescales, dependencies, and critical paths.

• Develop, maintain, and own integrated programme and project plans

• Build and manage detailed schedules, milestones, and critical paths

• Track progress against plan, highlighting slippage, risks, and impacts

• Work closely with PMs, delivery leads, and PMO to align plans across workstreams

• Manage interdependencies and sequencing across multiple teams

• Support governance forums with accurate planning data and reporting

• Scenario plan and re-forecast to support decision-making

• Proven experience as a Planner on complex programmes or portfolios

• Strong working knowledge of planning tools (e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar)

• Experience working in structured programme environments (public sector preferred)

• Ability to challenge delivery teams constructively on dates, assumptions, and dependencies

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

• Active SC Clearance (mandatory)

Reasonable Adjustments:

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