Naval Project Planner — Scheduling, Risk & Stakeholder Lead

Arabelle Services UK Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Arabelle Solutions UK Ltd is recruiting for a Project Planner at our Rugby site. You will oversee project planning, monitor progress, and ensure integration of work packages and constraints into a robust schedule for UK Defence projects requiring SC clearance.

You'll work within the Naval Project Management team, engaging with suppliers and internal departments to deliver timely projections and reports, while applying risk mitigation and recovery actions under direction of the Project Director.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within a Project Planning or role involving the planning, documentation and execution of projects is essential for this role.
• Experience of P6 would be advantageous but not essential.
• Previous knowledge or experience within a Manufacturing environment would be highly beneficial.
• Project Management qualifications and/or knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies would be beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Using your technical skills and analytical thinking to solve problems and at times proposing different solutions outside of set parameters.
• Participates in supplier meetings and leads discussions on schedule.
• Receives and reviews supplier schedules and incorporates into the Arabelle master schedule.
• Actively participates in the risk & opportunities process, identifying mitigation or action plans, and implementing them once validated.
• Running Schedule Risk Assessment meetings internally and with key suppliers.
• Working collaboratively with multiple internal departments gathering updates and information on project related activity in order to arrive at decisions.
• Measures and communicates periodically the project performance, the trend indicators and the milestones achievement.
• Ensures a pro-active and transparent schedule activity forecasting in order to identify in advance potential delays and to suggest effective recovery action plans with the involved parties, under the direction of the Project Director.

Skills

Project planning

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Scheduling

Primavera P6

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Arabelle Solutions UK Ltd is recruiting for a Project Planner at our Rugby site. You will oversee project planning, monitor progress, and ensure integration of work packages and constraints into a robust schedule for UK Defence projects requiring SC clearance.

You'll work within the Naval Project Management team, engaging with suppliers and internal departments to deliver timely projections and reports, while applying risk mitigation and recovery actions under direction of the Project Director.