Senior Consultant - Planner / Scheduler

Decision Analysis Services Limited (DAS) is an independent professional services company. Since 2007 we have provided services globally to more than 200 client organisations within the energy, defence, government, transport, and health sectors. Based in offices from Glasgow to Sydney, we support clients across five continents.

We specialise in bridging the gap between strategic planning and operational execution, developing enduring solutions to the uniquely complex issues faced by our clients. We are experts in programme management, systems thinking, investment modelling, machine learning, and data analysis. These unique skills, coupled with our extensive experience of engineering, regulatory practices and operations delivery enable us to develop sustainable, long-term solutions for our clients.

The Role

As a Senior Consultant - Planner / Scheduler, you will play a critical role in supporting clients with effective project planning and scheduling, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope. This role requires a proactive, self-motivated individual with strong communication skills and the ability to manage and support both individuals and teams. You will work on complex, high-impact projects, helping to shape critical infrastructure across the UK.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Advanced Planning & Scheduling: Expert-level use of industry-standard planning software (e.g., Primavera P6) to develop, manage, and optimise project schedules
• Integrated Cost, Resource & Risk Management: Provide guidance on incorporating cost, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies into project schedules
• Schedule Development & Advisory: Build schedules from first principles, offering expert advice to Project Managers and Project Controls professionals throughout the process
• Change Impact Assessment: Act as a trusted advisor to clients, assessing the impact of potential schedule changes to support effective decision-making
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Develop clear and concise management information, including Earned Value Management (EVM), milestones, and change control processes, to track project and programme performance

Apply to DAS if you want to work on varied, complex projects within a business that values your development, where no two days are alike, and where you'll have a tangible impact on critical infrastructure in the UK.

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you should bring a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams. We're looking for someone with the following qualifications and experience:

• Education & Experience: Degree educated preferred but not required, with 5+ years' relevant experience in planning and scheduling
• Consultancy Background: Experience working in a consultancy environment, ideally with a proven track record as a P3M management consultant
• Planning & Scheduling Expertise: Strong understanding of scheduling methodologies, critical path analysis, and Earned Value Management
• P3M Knowledge: Working knowledge of project, programme, and portfolio management disciplines and their distinctions
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Proven experience managing senior stakeholders and effectively conveying complex project data

Don't meet all the job requirements, but like the sound of us and the projects we work on? Get in touch anyway - we are always keen to hear from talented, solutions-led individuals at all career stages and might have the perfect role for you.

Benefits

In return for your project management skills, we offer a genuinely people focused culture. DAS is dedicated to offering more than just a job. We're committed to cultivating your professional development and success. Employee wellbeing is at the forefront of our thinking. We actively support a healthy work-life balance and champion workplace flexibility, enabling you to prioritise the things that matter to you.

• Attractive salary, reflective of skills and experience
• Private pension, private healthcare for you and your immediate family, and private dental care
• Death-in-service and income protection schemes
• 25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays, and additional days to work on environmental and community activities
• Discretionary office closure over Christmas
• Personal carbon offset through company scheme
• Access to professional and personal development platform, Udemy

DAS is an Equal Opportunities employer. We support the principle of Equality and Diversity in employment wholeheartedly and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. We commit to providing equality, fairness, and respect for all in our employment, and all those seeking employment at DAS.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting