Assistant Project Planner

Expleo Group; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Plymouth is seeking an Assistant Project Planner to support project planning services across a significant Capital Investment Portfolio. This role requires experience in project management environments and proficiency with Microsoft Office. The successful candidate will engage in scheduling, report preparation, and collaboration with project managers. A Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience is essential. This role offers a negotiable salary based on experience.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Opportunities for skill expansion

Inclusive recruitment process

Qualifications

• Experience in project management or scheduling is a bonus.
• Ability to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional schedule management services across the Capital Investment Portfolio Team.
• Assist the Infrastructure Planning team in tactical scheduling of live projects.
• Prepare and deliver data for internal and external schedule reports.

Skills

Experience in engineering or project management environments

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)

Familiarity with Primavera P6

Education

Level 3 Qualification or equivalent experience in a project support role

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We are seeking an Assistant Project Planner to join our client’s Project Management Office (PMO) at their Devonport site. This is an exciting role, offering a negotiable rate based on experience and seniority. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of project planning services across a Capital Investment Portfolio worth £50m–£100m annually, contributing to the successful delivery of complex outputs in support of the UK submarine programme.

This role will suit candidates with a background in schedule, project management and project controls; looking for a change in direction and a strong desire to develop themselves, as well as people with existing project experience in a supporting role.

Responsibilities

• Covering a wide range of projects, the successful candidate shall be responsible for providing professional schedule management services across the Capital Investment Portfolio Team. The role will provide a key interface between project managers, commercial, engineering, construction, projects, subcontractors and supply chain functions to aid the effective scheduling of the projects undertaken. Other responsibilities may include;
• Assisting the Infrastructure Planning team in tactical scheduling of live projects
• Supporting the implementation and maturity of Infrastructure strategic objectives
• Assisting the Project/Programme Managers in all aspects of Scheduling
• Prepare and deliver data that is necessary to internal and external schedule driven reports and documentation (including Cost, Risk, Estimating, Change)
• Alignment of Project Cost with the nominated scheduling software (Primavera P6)
• Assist the development of project/programme annual-spend projections, critical path management, and cost and schedule variance analyses

Qualifications

• Level 3 Qualification or equivalent experience in a project support role

Essential Skills

• Experience in engineering or project management environments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Familiarity with Primavera P6

Desire Skills

• Primavera P6 Foundation (Desired but not essential)
• APM PPC Foundation (Desired but not essential)
• APM PFQ (Desired but not essential)
• Experience in Project Management (Desired but not essential)

Experience

A background in Project Management and/or Scheduling is a bonus; however, training and guidance will be provided as necessary to enable the development of knowledge and experience.

What Do I Need Before I Apply

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive