Senior Project/Program Planner

About us

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.  It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.  As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.  Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation. 

As a Project / Programme Planner, you will play a key role in creating, maintaining, and monitoring project and programme schedules. Working closely with Engineering Programme Managers and cross-functional teams, you will help ensure timely delivery by identifying dependencies, critical paths, and resource bottlenecks

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project, workstream, and programme schedules using tools such as Microsoft Project and Jira
• Support Programme Managers in identifying milestones, dependencies, and critical paths
• Collaborate with functional leads to optimise resource allocation and avoid over-allocation
• Document meeting minutes, actions, and decisions from programme reviews
• Produce Gantt charts and other visual planning tools
• Prepare reports and presentations for stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement of scheduling processes

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in project or programme scheduling
• Solid understanding of scheduling principles and methodologies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong experience with project management tools (e.g. Microsoft Project, Jira)
• Experience working in global, technical engineering environments
• Familiarity with Agile practices and engineering development lifecycles
• Strong collaboration skills, adaptability, and flexibility to changing priorities

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments. Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications