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MOD Contract Opportunities | Bristol
We are recruiting for a number of current Project Planner and Project Scheduler contract vacancies supporting MOD programmes around Bristol.
New requirements are released regularly through an established MOD delivery framework with additional vacancies added most weeks.
The exact programme, defence domain, and project context can vary, although the core planning and scheduling capability remains broadly consistent.
These roles suit hands-on planners and schedulers who are used to building, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules rather than simply reporting from them.
For the right person, they offer the chance to work directly within an MOD delivery environment. Contract lengths vary by assignment, and extensions are common, with many assignments continuing beyond their initial term.
Contract rates
Rates are determined by the framework level attached to each requirement:
- Level 2 / C2: £250-£300/day inside IR35
- Level 3 / C1: £350-£400/day inside IR35
Essential criteria
There are some firm requirements across these vacancies. You must:
- Be a sole British national
- Already hold current SC clearance
- Have a strong UK defence or MOD-facing background
- Be able to work in Bristol around 3 days per week
- Live within a realistic commuting distance as routine travel to Bristol is not expensed
- Be comfortable working on an inside IR35 contract
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Please do not apply if you do not meet the nationality and current clearance requirements.
What we are looking for
We are interested in Project Planners and Project Schedulers with strong UK defence experience and genuine hands-on scheduling capability.
Depending on the requirement, relevant experience can include:
- Developing and maintaining integrated project schedules
- Establishing and maintaining schedule baselines
- Managing logic, dependencies, and milestones
- Updating progress and forecasting remaining work
- Critical path analysis
- Schedule variance analysis and recovery planning
- Integrating supplier schedules and external dependencies
- Supporting project change control
- Working closely with Project Managers, Project Controls, cost, and risk teams
- Using schedule information to support project decisions rather than simply producing reports
- Schedule assurance, health checks, or audits for more senior requirements
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Primavera P6 is widely used across these opportunities and is particularly valuable where it is backed by genuine schedule ownership.
Microsoft Project is also relevant as MOD usage varies, although P6 is more prominent. The important point is practical planning and scheduling capability rather than simply having a tool listed on your CV.
Experience of EVM, schedule risk analysis, resource planning, or CADMID can also be useful depending on the individual vacancy.
Some requirements may ask for experience within a particular defence domain such as air, maritime, land, digital, or infrastructure. These specifics change as new vacancies are released.
About the vacancies
These are current MOD contract opportunities rather than one single project vacancy.
New Planning and Scheduling requirements are released regularly. The programme, domain, and specific scheduling environment can change as further vacancies are added.
If you have strong defence planning experience and can demonstrate real schedule development, maintenance, and analysis, please apply. I will review your experience and contact you.
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