Microsoft Project Planner

ZipRecruiter; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking security company as a Microsoft Project Planner, where you will play a crucial role in managing project schedules and ensuring compliance with health, safety, and quality standards. This position offers a blend of remote work flexibility and office collaboration, allowing you to liaise with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to significant utility projects across the UK. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits including a company vehicle, private medical cover, and generous holiday allowance, this role is perfect for those looking to advance their career in project management within a supportive and innovative environment.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

Working Away Allowance

Annual Appraisal

Annual Salary Review

Childcare Vouchers

Share Incentive Plan

Private Medical Cover

Life Cover

Workplace Pension Scheme

33 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Experience in EICA and Engineering required.
• Ability to manage multiple project schedules effectively.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain project schedules compliant with contractual requirements.
• Monitor project performance and report status accurately.

Skills

Project Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Communication

Risk Management

Scheduling

Education

HNC/Degree Qualification

QCF Diploma Level 3/5 Planning

APMP Practitioner

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Microsoft Project Planner (Security cleared)

Newcastle

Mostly remote with ability to go in to office as needed

Up to £55k per annum + company car

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful security company who specialise in Security / Access Control Systems to some of the largest Utility companies across the UK as part of the Grid Technology Framework. The purpose of the Planner is to advise, guide and manage site functions on all aspects of health, safety, environmental and quality issues, as well as ensuring Site compliance

Roles & Responsibilities

• Identify, understand, communicate and adhere to contractual obligation with respect to the project schedule.
• Produce a project schedule which is compliant with contractual and project time, cost, quality and scope requirements.
• Allocate the costs from the project estimate to the project schedule.
• Liaison with the Project Manager, Engineering teams and any sub-contractors to gather the information necessary to produce and maintain a realistic and reflective project schedule.
• Continually monitor project performance, progress and report accurate and measurable project status.
• Proactively identify and highlight critical schedule areas and risk to enable timely management action.
• Proactively identify and highlight schedule areas where there are opportunities for improvement, time and cost savings.
• Identify change/emergent scope and effectively and incorporate into the project schedule.
• Collate clear and concise reports and presentations.
• Presentation of project schedule, associated KPIs and narrative to the Project Manager, and client.
• Management of multiple project schedules for multiple contracts.
• Awareness of the technical implications and interfaces to be able to programme work effectively.
• Awareness of the impact of planning on safety, quality and cost considerations.
• Fluency in Primavera P6 and excel to provide prompt accurate and regular information.
• Fully conversant with Earned Value and the ability to analyse the performance of the project.
• Development and communication of resource requirements necessary to meet the demands of the project timescales

Experience & Qualifications

• Sufficient and appropriate experience in EICA and Engineering.
• Experience of working with multidiscipline teams
• Software: MS Project and Excel.
• NEC3/4 contracts
• Relevant HNC/Degree qualification
• QCF Diploma Level 3/5 Planning
• APMP Practitioner
• Craft training, supported by relevant CPD training

As well as a competitive salary and company vehicle, you will be provided with a laptop and mobile, as well as:

• Working away allowance
• Annual Appraisal
• Annual salary review
• Childcare Vouchers
• Share Incentive Plan
• Private Medical Cover
• Life Cover
• Workplace pension scheme
• 33 days holiday, including statutory Bank Holidays
• Company vehicle

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity then please click "apply" with an up to date copy of your CV