Project Planner / PMO

Position Overview

Step into a key role at CGI as a Project Planner to drive the successful execution of a notable programme in Aberdeen. You will take full accountability for crafting a trustworthy and detailed programme schedule, enabling senior leaders to make well-informed delivery decisions. Your proficiency in Microsoft Project will be essential to question underlying assumptions, validate critical pathways, and evaluate schedule and resource options that reinforce programme commitments.

This is a unique chance to introduce innovative thinking to complex planning tasks while collaborating closely with the Programme Manager, workstream leads, and a vibrant community of CGI professionals. Your expertise will impact programme success and help lay a solid foundation for achievement.

CGI is proudly recognised as a top employer, featuring in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 and the Financial Times UK Best Employer list. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension scheme, private healthcare, and a share scheme making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee. We value inclusivity and diversity, supporting individuals including Armed Forces personnel, and hold a Gold Award for our Armed Forces Corporate Covenant support. This role is based in Aberdeen with a requirement to be onsite at least three days per week.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, consolidate, and maintain an integrated programme-level schedule with Microsoft Project.
• Lead planning processes to establish and confirm a robust, credible baseline schedule that supports decision-making and management commitments.
• Analyze schedule logic, dependencies, milestones, and assumptions to detect gaps or inconsistencies.
• Use critical-path analysis to pinpoint activities and constraints that may impact key milestones.
• Conduct stress-testing and forecasting to model schedule risks and alternative delivery scenarios.
• Evaluate resource availability and capacity, highlighting any bottlenecks or schedule impacts.
• Collaborate with programme stakeholders to gather, challenge, and validate planning data.
• Convert complex scheduling information into clear, actionable insights to inform senior leadership decisions.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive expertise in project or programme planning, scheduling, or within PMO environments.
• Advanced hands-on skills in Microsoft Project, capable of managing complex integrated schedules.
• Demonstrable experience in developing, validating, and maintaining schedule baselines.
• Strong grasp of schedule logic, dependencies, milestones, and expertise in critical-path analysis.
• Skilled at performing risk and scenario analyses to evaluate delivery risks and alternative outcomes.
• Experience in resource planning to assess schedules against workforce capacity and identify constraints.
• Proven ability to manage and engage effectively with Programme Managers, project managers, workstream leads, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills to challenge assumptions and clearly communicate risks and recommendations.
• Focused and reliable with a structured approach to managing critical schedules under demanding timelines.

About CGI Culture

At CGI, you are an owner from day one, benefiting from the company’s collective success and shaping its strategic direction. You will create value by innovating solutions and building relationships while accessing global resources to expand your skillset.

We prioritize your well-being with supportive leadership and offer opportunities to elevate your career. Technology at CGI is used fairly, with recruitment aided by AI tools that complement human decision-making to ensure fairness.

Join one of the world’s largest IT and business consulting firms and advance your career within a supportive, respectful, and collaborative environment.