Scheduler jobs in United Kingdom

Location : Plymouth Job Type : Contract Industry : Engineering Job reference : BBBH421205_1761751104 Posted : 20 days ago

Assistant Project Planner

Plymouth, Devon

6 Month Intial Contract

£55.00 per hour (umbrella)

SC Eligible candidates encouraged to apply.

Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role in an ambitious team of high performing project professionals that enables you to grow and develop? If so, we are growing and looking for exciting new talent on our journey. The mission of our defence clients' Nuclear Facilities is to deliver capable facilities in support of safe delivery of the submarine programme.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Project Management Office (PMO) with responsibility for the delivery of project planning services across the Capital Investment Portfolio (£50m-£100m per annum). The Capital Investment Portfolio covers the delivery of Infrastructure Projects across the DRDL site. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of a highly capable and motivated team as we continue to grow and deliver complex outputs in support of the UK submarine programme.

This role will suit candidates with a background in schedule, project management and project controls; looking for a change in direction and a strong desire to develop themselves, as well as people with existing project experience in a supporting role.

Covering a wide of projects, the successful candidate shall be responsible for providing professional schedule management services across the Capital Investment Portfolio Team. The role will provide a key interface between project managers, commercial, engineering, construction, projects, subcontractors and supply chain functions to aid the effective scheduling of the projects undertaken. Other responsibilities may include;

• Assisting the Infrastructure Planning team in tactical scheduling of live projects
• Supporting the implementation and maturity of Infrastructure strategic objectives
• Assisting the Project / Programme Managers in all aspects of Scheduling
• Prepare and deliver data that is necessary to internal and external schedule driven reports and documentation (including Cost, Risk, Estimating, Change)
• Alignment of Project Cost with the nominated scheduling software (Primavera P6)
• Assist the development of project / programme annual-spend projections, critical path management, and cost and schedule variance analyses

A background in Project Management and / or Scheduling is a bonus; however, training and guidance will be provided as necessary to enable the development of knowledge and experience.

• Primavera P6 Foundation (Desired but not essential)
• APM PPC Foundation (Desired but not essential)
• APM PFQ (Desired but not essential)
• Experience in Project Management

We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strives to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment.

If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.