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Project Planner/Controller

JOB LOCATION: Bolton

SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL: SC

DURATION: 6months +

WORK PATTERN: Hybrid (50% WFH) (A 50/50 split of onsite working and WFH with the understanding of attendance for team meetings when required etc)

PAY RATE: £60 Per / hr Umbrella (Inside IR35)

TARGET INDUSTRIES AND COMPANIES. TRANSFERABLE?

Defence and Aerospace

ALTERNATIVE JOB TITLES IN OTHER COMPANIES OR INDUSTRIES

Project Planner/Controller

Overview of Department:

The role of the Project Planner is to deliver the following key objectives, through ownership and provision of best practice Project Planning to their respective sector/project team; Working in collaboration and support of the Business Performance Management Team and the Technical Teams, responsible for the development, deployment and ongoing management of the Primavera Integrated Plan Network Practicing, promoting and upholding the company standard of Planning and Scheduling.

Responsibilities:

Good project controls knowledge
Analytical skills, used to measuring and reporting variances
Strong excel skills
Good stakeholder management/people skills
Good initiative/self starter/looks for improvements
Good understanding of a project tool, P6
Experience in creating new plans, cost & resource loaded planning
Team orientated
SC Start

Skillset/Experience Required:

  • Possess a high level of competence and experience with Primavera and SAP PS and with industry standard computing applications (specifically spreadsheets).

  • Hold durable communication skills, capable of working in large teams with a complexity of skills (Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Project Management, etc)

  • possess the appeal of working in a multicultural Pan-European environment.

  • Have a proven level of Commercial and Financial management experience.

  • A proactive team player who can inspire others who is assertive and possesses strong negotiation and arbitration skills

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