Supply Chain Planner/Project Planner

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a project planner in the East Midlands and play a pivotal role in project delivery. In this role, you will manage work package schedules and engage with various stakeholders in a collaborative and dynamic environment. You’ll leverage your expertise in project controls and Primavera P6 while contributing to complex engineering projects.

Benefits

Professional communities for career growth

Open access to digital learning platforms

Active employee networks promoting diversity

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 mandatory.
• Experience in working on a complex programme within a project controls (PMO) environment.
• Strong knowledge of project controls including Earned Value, Change Control, and baseline management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain work package schedules in accordance with SMR planning processes.
• Analyze schedule data for decision-making within the project team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Skills

Knowledge of Primavera P6

Earned Value Management

Change Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

APM PMQ

APM PPC (Practitioner)

Job description

At Capgemini Engineering, the world leader in engineering services, we bring together a global team of engineers, scientists, and architects to help the world's most innovative companies unleash their potential. From autonomous cars to life-saving robots, our digital and software technology experts think outside the box as they provide unique R&D and engineering services across all industries. Join us for a career full of opportunities. Where you can make a difference. Where no two days are the same.

Your role

A project planer works as part of project delivery team and will be accountable for the development and maintenance of work package schedule(s). The project planner will be the planning and scheduling SME and will support the team, gain their buy in, during the building robust work package schedule(s) that capture 100% of work scope. The work package schedules must be built in accordance with SMR planning processes and guidelines. Once a robust, fit for purpose schedule is established, it is the role of the project planner to update the schedule(s) in accordance with the progress of work scope completed to date. The project planner will also have the accountability to analyse the schedule data by checking progress forecast dates Vs baseline dates and then use this data advise to aid decision making within the project team on corrective actions.

Your Profile

Knowledge and experience of working within an integrated programme

• Knowledge, experience of the structure and reporting of a Master Integrated Plan (MIP) or Integrated Master Plan (IMS) and its associated Integrated milestone schedule (Horizontal and Vertical Logic)

• Working with key stakeholders within the integrated Programme (Engineering, Supply Chain & Procurement, Programme Management, Operations and Manufacture)

Knowledge of project management tools, systems, and process

• Knowledge and experience of Primavera P6 (both front end scheduling and architecture (WBS, Resource dictionary, coding, and user defined fields)

• Knowledge and experience of Earned Value Management and EVM systems

• Knowledge and experience of change management and baseline change control

Desirable:

Technical knowledge of Nuclear, Engineering programmes

• Knowledge and experience of working in the Nuclear sector

• Knowledge and experience of working on complex programmes

• Knowledge and experience in Engineering design maturity

Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 (Practitioner) - Mandatory

APM PMQ or Equivalent - Mandatory

APM PPC (Practitioner) or Equivalent - Ideally this qualificator or similar

Experience in working on a complex programme within a project controls (PMO) environment

Strong knowledge of project controls (Earned Value, Change Control and baseline management, Reporting)

If you're excited about this role but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply, your unique experience could be just what we need.

What you'll love about working here

• Professional communities to connect with and support career growth
• Open access to digital learning platforms
• Active employee networks promoting diversity, equity and inclusion like OutFront, CapAbility or Women@Capgemini

Need to know

• 3 days onsite presence at Derby office, with the flexibility to work remotely for 2 days each week.
• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting.
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.