Project Planner

TN United Kingdom; Helensburgh; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Planner to join their team at HMNB Clyde, Helensburgh. In this full-time role, you will leverage your expertise in project planning and scheduling to ensure timely delivery of submarine maintenance projects. With hybrid working arrangements, you will collaborate with diverse engineering teams and manage stakeholder expectations effectively. The company offers a robust benefits package, including a matched pension scheme and excellent development opportunities, making it an exciting opportunity for professionals looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Employee share scheme

Employee shopping savings portal

Payment of Professional Fees

10-days special paid leave for reservists

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience with project planning and scheduling.
• Experience in highly regulated industries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Compile Project Management Plan from agreed Work Package Scope.
• Liaise with vessels and shore departments to deliver outputs.

Skills

Project Planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder Management

Communication Skills

Education

APM Project Fundamentals Qualification

Project Planning and Control PPC Foundations (APMG)

Change Management Foundation (APMG)

Primavera P Advanced Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

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Job Title: Project Planner
Location: HMNB Clyde, Helensburgh – Hybrid
Compensation: £32, - £44, + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Project Planner at our HMNB Clyde, Helensburgh site.

The role
As a Project Planner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Babcock provides services including fleet time engineering, facilities management, waterfront services, logistics and transport within an agreed operating budget, firmly focused on continuous and sustainable improvement in warship and submarine support.

Day to day, you’ll utilise your project planning, scheduling and control skills to ensure we deliver our Submarine maintenance projects on time without forgoing safety, performance, quality and are meeting our cost targets.

• Compile Project Management Plan (PMP) from an agreed Work Package Scope on multiple Vessel Systems, working with a wide range of teams from different engineering disciplines.
• Assist Project Manager’s in maximising the utilisation and the efficiency of all the Project Management resource.
• Ensure that maintenance plans are developed and agreed as the work package evolves.
• Liaise closely with vessels, shore departments and MOD customers (Internal and External) as required to deliver required outputs

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with up to 3 days in the office and 2 or 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Project Planner

• Proven experience of working with Primavera P6 would be advantageous however, experience of other planning tools will be considered.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience within the construction industry would be ideal however, other highly regulated industries will be considered.

Qualifications for the Project Planner
Ideally you will hold one or more of the following the qualifications:

• APM Project Fundamentals Qualification
• Project Planning and Control PPC Foundations (APMG)
• Change Management Foundation (APMG)
• Primavera P Advanced Project Management

We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

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

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels -

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.