Project Planner

Arden White Aerospace and Aviation Recruitment are currently working with a leading aviation business based in Oxford.

We are looking for a Project Planner to join on an initial 6 month contract paying either £35 per hour PAYE or £46 per hour Umbrella.

As the Project Planner for the team you will be responsible for the creation and management of individual project plans as well as the integration of those plans into a master schedule aligned to the business’s priorities

Responsibilites

• Support departments to create and maintain resourced project plans, ensuring compliance to project control standards and procedures.
  
  
• Be proactive in the monitoring of progress against plans and develop recovery strategies as necessary, escalating to the Project Manager where required
  
  
• Provide timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of progress against project plans
  
  
• Provide assurance that change control, risk management and cost controlling procedures are being followed by the Project Managers.
  
  
• Participate in and facilitate the planning and preparation of project management events and workshops.
  
  
• Take the lead on projects to determine the future Project Planning Tools & Procedures
  
  Person Specification
  
  
• In depth knowledge of project planning tools including P6 (current tool), MS Project (back-up option) and Google based planning tools (future).
  
  
• Knowledge of full project development lifecycle including formal gate reviews.
  
  
• Experience of managing Design disciplines to develop and maintain resourced project plans.
  
  
• Understanding of Work Breakdown Structures, Level of Effort, Cost & Schedule Variance, and Cost Management reporting.
  
  
• Experience of compiling and updating Gantt Charts, understanding Critical Path Analysis.
  
  
• Experience of Resource Allocation and Resource Capacity Planning.
  
  
• Experience of standard reporting metrics including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
  
  
• Appreciation of Risk Management in projects.
  
  
• Able to prioritise complex work within constrained timelines.
  
  
• Strong skills with Google suite of programmes.
  
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