Senior Scheduler

Ipswich, Suffolk
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Job Description

The Senior Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and assuring high-quality integrated schedules for complex programmes or portfolios, while also leading and managing a team of schedulers to drive consistency, accuracy, and best practice.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and own master schedules, ensuring alignment across programmes, dependencies, and milestones

Provide schedule analysis, forecasting, and insight to support decision-making at senior level

Lead, coach, and performance-manage schedulers, setting clear standards and priorities

Establish scheduling governance, methodologies, and quality assurance processes

Identify and manage schedule risks, critical paths, and impacts to delivery

Act as the subject matter expert for planning and scheduling tools and techniques

Skills & Experience

Significant experience in programme or portfolio scheduling within complex environments

Proven experience managing or leading planning/scheduling teams

Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate clearly to senior stakeholders

Advanced proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent)

Additional Information

Benefits include:

Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
Professional fees reimbursed
Flexible working
Employee referral scheme 

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future

Job Info
CV-Library logo
Job Title:
Senior Scheduler
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Ipswich, Suffolk
Salary:
£550 - £600 Per day
Posted:
Feb 3rd 2026
Closes:
Mar 6th 2026
Sector:
Consulting
Contract:
Contract
Hours:
Full Time
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