Planning & Resource Manager - Sanderson : Job Details

Planning & Resource Manager

Edinburgh (2 days a week on site)

6 Months FTC - Potential to Extend

Up to £80k

This role is looking for a highly organised and experienced planning professional.

You'll be working on a major transformation programme, helping to bring structure and clarity to a fast-moving and complex environment.

You'll take the lead in setting up strong planning and resource management processes. You'll deliver accurate forecasts, insightful reports, and clear management information that supports decision-making across the organisation.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Owning and developing the programme plan across multiple workstreams
• Tracking dependencies, milestones, and critical paths with precision
• Implementing and optimising planning tools such as MS Project, Clarity, or Planview
• Collaborating across the PMO and transformation teams to shape a newly established planning ecosystem

What We're Looking For:

• Exceptional Project Planning experience of a similar level
• Strong experience in Financial Services
• Fluent in planning frameworks, governance, tooling, and MI reporting
• Excellent stakeholder and third-party engagement experience (Forums, SteerCos, etc.)
• Analytical thinker with strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

This is a big role with big scope, visibility and impact. If this sounds like the one for you, apply now!

Reasonable Adjustments:

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.