Project Planner

The Role

The individual will create, maintain and control the project and delivery schedules, including the monitoring and reporting of project status. Actively work to resolve scheduling issues, working with internal and external stakeholders to formulate recovery plans.

At this level the incumbent may supervise or guide up to 2 professional staff and will be expected to work independently in more complex situations but will seek guidance where needed.

They will have a level of experience in one or more areas of planning/scheduling practice and be expected to be able to adapt and apply these practices in different circumstances, to develop these practices and to guide and instruct others in their application.

Role Responsibilities:

Not limited to

• Provide planning & scheduling expertise in the creation of schedules to support the execution of projects.

• Produce high level Project status information and other required company reports.

• Provide planning & scheduling expertise to support the introduction of Key major initiatives into the business.

• Proactively identify and feedback any opportunities to enhance continuous improvement.

• Communicate effectively with the team, management and customer both internal and external.

• Create sound cross functional dependencies.

• Support training, mentoring and guidance to lower grade members of the planning team and the wider project team. Demonstrate responsibility for own development.

• Play an active part within meetings as required by the role.

• Use appropriate software and toolsets required for the job role.

• Support, and when required, deputise for the Lead Planner/Planning Manager to ensure the work programme is achieved, meeting all performance measures (cost, schedule, quality and safety).

What BAE Systems are looking for, from you:

The ideal candidate will be a skilled user of modern planning/scheduling systems (e.g. Primavera P6, MSP).

The ideal candidate will also have worked on a large, complex programme before.

Shipbuilding experience is desirable.

Security Requirements: BPSS

This role requires you to obtain a basic disclosure along with employment reference checks before starting.

The Umbrella rate quoted above is the Gross Umbrella rate (i.e. the rate we pay to the Umbrella Company inclusive of ALL employment costs). Please note, the rate paid by the Umbrella will be less, as will a Limited Deemed rate or Agency PAYE rate. Please get in touch to discuss the rates via these different payment vehicles.