Strategic Project Planner for NPD/PPM

Saab UK; Fareham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking a Project Planner to work closely with the Program Manager, Work Package Leads and Financial Controller to create and maintain project plans within the defence sector.

You will establish a hierarchy of plans, develop schedule granularity, manage dependencies and provide progress reporting with variance explanations, while supporting risk management and transition into a PPM tool.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' relevant experience working in New Product Development and New Product Introduction projects.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Jira and Excel.
• Experience of working with ERP/MRP
• Experience of working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool
• A project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, PMI) is preferable

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a hierarchy of plans from Program to Work Package level
• Develop and maintain the schedule granularity for each work package to enable an appropriate level of control and reporting
• Ensure dependencies between work packages are reflected in the delivery schedule
• Develop a consistent format for project plans across the project
• Provide 'progress against plan' reporting at an appropriate level for team members, Program Manager and Steering Groups explaining variances from baseline plan
• Actively support the project risk and issue management process
• Support the transition of the project plans into a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool

Skills

Microsoft Project

Jira

Excel

ERP/MRP

PPM tool

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Excel

ERP/MRP

PPM tool

Job description

Saab UK is seeking a Project Planner to work closely with the Program Manager, Work Package Leads and Financial Controller to create and maintain project plans within the defence sector.

You will establish a hierarchy of plans, develop schedule granularity, manage dependencies and provide progress reporting with variance explanations, while supporting risk management and transition into a PPM tool.