Marine Project Planner

Marine Project Planner Balaena Hebburn Immediate Start We’re looking for an experienced Marine Project Planner to support a busy schedule of vessel repair, maintenance and overhaul projects. It’s a critical role within our fast paced team and an opportunity to add real value and showcase your expertise. Who are we? With a combined workforce of over 2,000 employees and operations spanning Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead, and Falmouth, Balaena is one of the UK’s most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups - combining industrial agility, innovation, and community partnership to support national resilience, commercial competitiveness, and sustainability across both naval and merchant ship sectors. The integration of our modern facilities in Gibraltar and Padstow with APCL’s infrastructure on Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth created one of the world’s most capable ship repair and shipbuilding groups - with a network of 12 dry docks and strategic reach across the UK and the Mediterranean. We respond quickly to defence and commercial requirements and deliver consistent quality and reliability to clients worldwide. What You’ll Do Build accurate project schedules in MS Project Translate vessel specs into detailed, resourced plans Allocate labour, materials and equipment Track progress + manage risks Produce S‑curves, reports and planning documents Support bid planning and commercial teams Communicate updates across all project stakeholders What You’ll Bring Marine maintenance/repair/overhaul experience with dry docks Strong MS Project skills Commercial planning background Engineering/shipbuilding experience HNC (minimum) — Degree preferred Great communication + organisation Why Join Us? Work on complex marine engineering projects in a fast‑moving, collaborative environment. A great opportunity to make an impact quickly. By joining Balaena – you’ll become part of a legacy and will also become part of our future. Our business is flourishing whether it’s working on the ships in our docks or in our fabrication areas. Personal Growth - This is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working with and learning from a team of experts from the marine and structural engineering industries. The chance to be part of a team making a real impact on the future of the business Financial Security - with important benefits like your Pension which includes a monthly employer contribution up to 4% and Life cover at 7 x your basic salary is part of your package. Healthy Living - We support healthy living and provide help when its needed. To ensure that you are able to take time off when you need it, we offer sick pay and to cover everyday health we have a health cash plan, which gives you access to money back on everyday healthcare costs. Your dental, optical and physiotherapy as well as wellness services including counselling sessions, digital mental health support, 24/7 virtual GP, and an EAP are…