Project Planning and Schedule Specialist

Project Planning & Scheduling Specialist

•    Capital delivery team
•    Stansted Airport
•    Permanent
•    Stansted Grade 4a 
•    Monday to Friday, hybrid working 
•    Competitive package including bonus opportunity

Please submit a covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the role requirements. 

The role

Provide expert planning and scheduling support across capital projects to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic programme milestones.

Develop, maintain, and optimise integrated project schedules that directly inform and contribute to the Airport Integrated Master Programme (IMP), enabling enterprise-wide visibility, scenario analysis, and informed decision-making.

Principle Accountabilities

•    Project Schedule Development
Create and maintain detailed project schedules using recognised planning tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project), aligned with delivery milestones and contract requirements.
•    Resource and cost load schedules to provide an understanding of how changes in activities result in changes in resource requirements and capital outturn
•    Progress Monitoring & Reporting
Track progress against baseline schedules and highlight risks or variances that could affect delivery outcomes. Support reporting cycles producing executive-level schedule performance reporting for Monthly Programme Boards.
•    Schedule Assurance & Forecasting
Review schedules for logic, accuracy, and realism. Produce short- and long-term schedule forecasts and provide early warnings to project teams and leadership.
•    Produce schedule assurance & performance dashboards for Capital Delivery senior managers to help them understand programme/portfolio health and proactively identify projects whose schedule is at risk so that they can intervene early
•    Stakeholder Coordination
Collaborate closely with project managers, cost controllers, and contractors to capture real-time schedule data and resolve timing conflicts or constraints.
•    Scenario & Impact Analysis
Support what-if planning and scenario modelling to assess change impacts, delay recovery strategies, and schedule optimisation opportunities.

What would make you successful in this role?

•    Degree or equivalent experience in Project Management, or a related discipline.
•    APM / PMI certification (e.g. PMQ, CAPM) or P6 scheduling accreditation ideal
•    Training or qualifications in project controls, delay analysis, or Earned Value Management (EVM) ideal

•    Strong understanding of project planning principles, critical path methodology, and programme controls.
•    Proficiency with scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project).
•    Awareness of project lifecycle stages within capital infrastructure projects.
•    Experience supporting project planning in infrastructure, aviation, utilities, or construction programmes.
•    Demonstrated success in schedule development, performance analysis, and stakeholder coordination.
•    Ability to translate complex schedule data into clear, actionable reports.

Why MAG?

Every year, London Stansted Airport connects 30 million passengers with more than 190 destinations across the globe. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, London Stansted Airport supports 12,000 jobs on site and generates around £7.75bn each year for the region. 
 
Sustainability is one of our core values, and it shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities.  Our programmes include airport and airline decarbonisation, comprehensive education, skills and employment support and community engagement initiatives including volunteering opportunities. 
 
At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You’ll also have access to some great benefits including: 
 
•    Bonus scheme 
•    10% company contribution pension 
•    25 days holiday plus bank holidays 
•    Free parking 
•    Subsidised public transport 
•    Huge range of company discounts 
•    2 volunteering days per year 
•    Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 
•    Care Concierge service  

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms. With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you – even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.

At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.