Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Project Planner to play a crucial role in coordinating and managing projects within our organization. If you have a passion for precision, planning, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you. Join our dynamic team, a leading aerospace and defence company, committed to pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation.
Responsibilities:
- Accountable for the quality and integrity of project plans and schedule analysis in terms of time, cost, and resources.
- Compile reports to ensure project manager and team has up-to-date and accurate information.
- Verify the maintenance and accuracy of project plans, ensuring that they reflect the project objectives, are updated in a timely manner, and communicated at all relevant levels.
- Track project performance to ensure project data accuracy on a weekly and monthly basis.
- Work with cross-functional teams to support the planning process.
- Manage and communicate issues to relevant stakeholders.
- Effective resource planning, determining the project requirements and planning for these accordingly including proactive management and resolution of resourcing issues and conflicts.
- Planning and project control processes through regular project control reviews.
- Application and reporting of EVM & CPA.
- Understanding Risk and Opportunity management and maintenance.
- The implementation of best practice tools and processes to drive planning improvements.
- Support bids and proposal planning.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Preferably degree qualified or suitable relevant qualification (APM certification).
- Full understanding and experience of the APM Body of Knowledge.
- Preferably a full member of the APM.
- Proven experience in project planning, preferably within the aerospace and defence industry.
- Understanding of Planning structures and principles (WBS, PBS - Product Breakdown Structure).
- Advanced IT skills and proficient in the use of MSP and/or equivalent planning tools (Primavera P6).
- Working experience of Lifecycle Management (LCM).
- Proven track record in EVM, CPA, and QSR.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and lead cross-functional collaborations.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards in aerospace and defence.
Benefits on offer:
- Optional 9-day fortnight.
- TOIL.
- Flexible working hours.
- 1pm finish on a Friday.
- Annual bonus.
- Hybrid working for certain job roles.
- Casual dress.
- 25 days holiday.
- Christmas shut down.
- Option to buy or sell holiday.
- Option to purchase private health care, dental, critical illness etc via salary sacrifice.
- Reward hub - discounts at over 200 online stores.
- 4 x annual salary life cover.
- Pension starting at 5% Employer / 4% Employee. You can select your employee contribution level from 4% to 70% (providing this sacrifice does not cause your salary to drop below the Minimum Wage/ Living Wage).