Project Planner

Morson Talent; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Project Planner to work on aerospace projects in Yeovil, Somerset. This role involves providing project controls support to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery. Strong analytical skills, proficiency in SAP, and planning experience within an industrial environment are essential. The contract lasts until December 2025 with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and scheduling complex tasks within an aerospace or similar industrial environment.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide project controls support to the Project/Programme Manager.
• Develop and maintain the project master schedule.
• Prepare reports to provide project status information.
• Control the allocation of contingency reserve.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Relationship building

SAP proficiency

Microsoft Project proficiency

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Morson Talent currently have an opportunity available for Project Planners to work on behalf of our Aerospace clients based in Yeovil, Somerset. This is a contract until December 2025, with possibility of extension.

Responsibilities

• Provide project controls support to the Project/Programme Manager (PM) with the objective of delivering on time/on budget delivery of LH projects and programmes.
• Support the PM in developing and maintaining the project master schedule in accordance with the contract, through direct liaison with other business functions. Ensure the integrity of data throughout the project life cycle. Prepare reports to provide project status information to the programmes team and customer. Identify schedule and cost variances and work with the programme team and directly with business functions to establish corrective actions.
• Develop and implement the programme or project schedule (and SAP Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) in accordance with the contracted scope, delivery dates, RAM, financial baseline and Leonardo procedures. Coordinate and integrate interfaces for multiple sub projects, applying earned value techniques where applicable.
• Input to establishing and implementing standards and best practice across programmes or projects through the Process and governance teams.
• Maintain and control the programme or project schedule baseline (dates and budgets) to reflect any contracted amendments. Manage the approval and communication of these changes in accordance with Leonardo procedures.
• Ensure the flow of budgets and dates within SAP via the MSP Plan are aligned with the approved Company Work Order.
• Direct the timely processing of schedule updates. Monitor the accuracy of project schedules and version control changes. Drive the quality of the programme or project schedule and SAP WBS in collaboration with Functions and Project Teams. Identify problems and support process improvements to ensure data integrity.
• Coordinate with the key stakeholders on customer change proposals, capturing in a register and collating cost impacts for pricing.
• Assess progress, track and analyse the impact of schedule forecast changes (dates and budgets) to identify threats early. Publish the schedule and inform stakeholders of changes. Perform critical path and what-if analysis, including work-around plans and associated actions.
• Control the allocation of contingency reserve and updates to the programme or project schedule baseline ensuring alignment to the risk register.
• Produce internal and customer reports to confirm project cost and schedule variance, future milestones and include earned value analysis.
• Prepare and present monthly CPR data, articulating changes and the associated schedule and cost impacts, coordinating with functional departments for accuracy.
• Generate purchase requisitions and perform service receipts to support project requirements.
• Support the PM in executing Leonardo risk management methodology and tools; assess, evaluate, prioritise and update risks. Monitor mitigation actions and progress to recovery plans; apply Monte Carlo analysis where appropriate.
• Review risk costs and budgets in the risk register and WBS; ensure contingency reserve value is accurate and cost controls are applied. Perform cost/benefit analysis against contingency actions.
• Support the production and communication of regular risk reports and report risk progress to appropriate management levels.
• Flexibility to deploy in other areas, e.g. business reports.
• This role may require driving 15,000 or more business miles each year. (Delete as appropriate statement required to fulfil HSEMSM, Section 33, HSEP T-01)
• Health, safety and environment: take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others; co-operate with managers and others to meet statutory obligations.
• Code of Ethics: understand and comply with the Code of Ethics - Core Instruction No.PER.10.3 when acting for LHUK.

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Good knowledge of company products and organisation.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and provide leadership when required.
• Effective in building a network of contacts within LH, developing strong relationships with LH performing functional areas.
• Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Project (core planning tool) and other Microsoft packages.
• Excellent analytical and planning skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to learn quickly and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain focus on goals and priorities; excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Experience in planning and scheduling complex tasks within an aerospace or similar industrial environment.
• Role is 90% onsite.

Additional Information

• Rate: On application.
• If this position is of interest, please apply below or contact Kaisey for more information. Phone number and URL redacted.