Trainee Project Planner

ZipRecruiter; Clydebank; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an international aerospace and defence leader as a Trainee Project Planner. As part of the Experis Academy, you will undergo robust training, gaining qualifications essential for a high-profile planning role in a dynamic environment. This role requires strong analytical skills and offers numerous benefits, including a contributory pension scheme and a comprehensive training programme.

Benefits

Competitive salary with bonus opportunities

A sophisticated training programme

Entry point into a market leading organisation

Contributory pension scheme

Medical and dental cover

Employee Assistance Program

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Maternity and paternity leave

Sick pay

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively.
• Experience in delivery-focused environments.

Responsibilities

• Implementing and maintaining project structures.
• Developing and maintaining project integrated schedules.
• Providing regular status updates and metrics for project impact.

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Eligibility for SC Clearance

Tools

Primavera

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Trainee Project Planner

Location: Clyde

The ideal candidate will have active SC Clearance or be eligible to undergo SC Clearance.

The Experis Academy has an exciting and unique opportunity for delivery-oriented individuals to be trained and up-skilled to become highly skilled Project Planners working for an international aerospace, defence and security company. This is a great opportunity to join Experis’ ever growing Academy division where you will be trained and developed whilst representing Experis on one of our leading engineering accounts. Our Academy programmes train and develop wider talent pools who work towards become permanent members of our industry leading customers.

We are looking for ambitious candidates who possess strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills. If you are looking to re-skill or have a desire to develop your skills in project planning, then this could be the opportunity for you. This is a challenging but rewarding role that will require outstanding customer facing and team working skills.

You will be given the opportunity to work within a delivery environment, supporting on Project Planning activities for projects/programmes. It will also enable you to collaborate with like-minded individuals to help solve complex problems within the nuclear and infrastructure space.

As part of the programme, you will be provided with the necessary tools, experience, and training to help develop your skills within project, programme and portfolio management (P3M). You will receive best in class training within project management, planning and controls, Primavera (planning/scheduling tool) and Excel. Courses will also cover soft skills such as negotiation presentation, emotional intelligence and conflict resolution. The training is centred around scenario-based learning, where you will be involved in practical application workshops.

Day to Day Responsibilities will include:

• Implementing and maintaining the Project structures
• Developing and maintaining the Project integrated schedule.
• Ensuring alignment between the integrated scheduling tool-set and the companies financial and material demand tool-set.
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.
• Resource/cost loaded schedules to inform the IBP and also to provide financial status of the project

To fit the minimum criteria to apply, applicants must possess the following attributes:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently
• Ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Superior analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• A forward thinker who preempts potential problems
• Professional commitment to high quality, and a passion for learning new skills
• Previous experience working in a delivery environment within engineering/project/construction management or any other related field that is delivery focused and output driven.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on a 36 hour working week, with bonus opportunities
• Gain an entry point into a market leading aerospace, defence and security organisation and the opportunity to secure a high-profile planning role
• A sophisticated training programme comprised of online and in role training to develop skills in an area that is ever growing in demand
• Gain, highly sort after qualifications in project planning including APM Project Fundamentals and APMG - Project, Planning & Control Foundation and Practioner, APMG Earned Value Management Foundation and APM Project Risk Management Level 1 (exam costs are covered as part of the programme)

Other benefits include:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and Dental cover
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Maternity Pay/Shared Parental leave and paternity leave
• Sick pay