Project Planner - Manufacturing

Our client has an opportunity for a Project Planner to join them on a 12-month contract with likelihood of extension.

As the Project Planner for the Customisation and Development team 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 businesses priorities

Role: Project Planner Location: Oxford - fully onsite Hourly Rate: £46.30 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 Clearance: SC required to start Hours: Mon - Fri / 08:30 - 17:00 / 37.5 hrs per week

What you'll be doing:

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 Procedures, Methods and Tools within the AHUK PMO.

Requirements

Essential

Experience of WaterFall, Agile and Hybrid Project Management and Planning Methodologies. 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. UK driving license. Expert user knowledge of Primavera P6 as well as tools able to support agile methodologies such as Kanban. Experience of operating across the full project development lifecycle including formal gate reviews. Experience of project planning in an engineering environment including design, manufacture and installation. Experience of managing Design disciplines to develop and maintain resourced project plans. 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 KPIs such as SPI and CPI. Appreciation of the application of Risk Management in project planning. Able to prioritise complex work within constrained timelines. Experience of Google suite of programmes. If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!

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