Integrated Project Planner

Airbus; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Pension scheme

Car leasing

Onsite parking

Season ticket loan

Tech scheme

Discounted shopping

Hybrid working

Job summary

AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited is seeking an Integrated Project Planner to support major programmes and growth projects within Secure Communications UK. This role covers the creation and maintenance of IPT schedules and cost/risk reporting across programmes.

You will collaborate with project managers and teams, ensuring schedule health and timely delivery while supporting governance and reporting requirements in a hybrid UK environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Management, including scheduling, Earned Value and Risk Management.
• Knowledge of planning best practices: logic linking, resource scheduling, schedule health checks.
• Proficient in MS Project Professional and Primavera P6 Professional.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain top level and IPT schedules with timely delivery.
• Analyze project costs vs load with resource tracking and PM payment milestones.
• Risk analysis tracking and Change Control (waivers/deviations).
• Provide consolidated reports to senior management monthly/quarterly.
• Create and maintain standardized templates for schedules and reporting.
• Provide project administration support to the PM and project team.

Skills

Scheduling

Earned Value

Risk Management

Logic linking

WBS Planning

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance

TRAVEL REQUIRED

Some travel within UK

LOCATION

Stevenage or Portsmouth

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
• Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday. There are no core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil their contractual working hours and meet business needs (such as urgent deadlines or client requirements)
• Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
• Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme
• Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving
• Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)

This is an exciting opportunity for an Integrated Project Planner to support the major programmes and growth projects delivering new strategic work and services within Secure Communications (SC) UK.

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM

• Creation, maintenance and timely delivery of the top level and lower level schedules, and Integrated Project Team (IPT) schedules
• Analysing project costs versus project forward load in conjunction with resource tracking / management on behalf of the Project Manager Payment Milestone tracking
• Risk analysis tracking
• Change Control (incl. waivers and deviations)
• Support management consolidation, judgement, recommendations and the timely provision of all necessary management data and reporting information
• Provide consolidated project reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to senior management including special focus reports as required
• Create and maintain standardised templates for schedules and project reporting
• Project administration support to the Project Manager and the project team

ABOUT YOU

• Experienced in working within a Project Management, including scheduling, logic checking, Earned Value and Risk Management
• Knowledge of planning best practice, e.g. logic linking/dependencies, resource scheduling, preforming schedule health checks, critical Path Analysis, and work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Planning to stage boundaries – contingency planning
• Knowledge/understanding of Project Management methodologies
• Proficient use of both MS Project Professional & Primavera P6 Professional

HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you. LI:MF1 This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company: AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Programme & Project Management

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.