Project Planner

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Project Planner on an initial 6 -month contract. As the Project Planner, you will be responsible for the creation and management of individual project plans as well as the integration of those plans into a master schedule aligned to the business’s priorities.

Role: Project Planner
Pay: £46.30 per hour Via Umbrella
Location: Oxford
Contract: Monday – Friday, 35 hours per week, 6 Months contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: BPSS

Responsibilities

• Support the Customisation and Development departments to create and maintain resourced project plans, ensuring compliance to project control standards and procedures.
• Be proactive in the monitoring of progress against plans and develop recovery strategies as necessary, escalating to the Project Manager where required.
• Provide timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of progress against project plans to the PMO Manager / Project Managers.
• Provide assurance that change control, risk management and cost controlling procedures are being followed by the Project Managers.
• Participate in and facilitate the planning and preparation of project management events and workshops.
• Take the lead on projects to determine the future Project Planning Tools & Procedures within the PMO.

Requirements

• Experience in delivering robust project planning as part of an engineering based PMO organisation.
• A recognised qualification in Project Management, such as AMPMP or PRINCE2 or equivalent experience.
• In depth knowledge of project planning tools including P6 (current tool), MS Project (back-up option) and Google based planning tools (future).
• Knowledge of full project development lifecycle including formal gate reviews.
• Experience of managing Design disciplines to develop and maintain resourced project plans.
• Understanding of Work Breakdown Structures, Level of Effort, Cost & Schedule Variance, and Cost Management reporting.
• Experience of compiling and updating Gantt Charts, understanding Critical Path Analysis.
• Experience of Resource Allocation and Resource Capacity Planning.
• Experience of standard reporting metrics including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Appreciation of Risk Management in projects.
• Able to prioritise complex work within constrained timelines.
• Strong skills with Google suite of programmes.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation

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