Job Description

Senior Planner

Up to £40 p/h umbrella

Stevenage

Initial 12 months

Role Overview

We are looking for an Integrated Planning Manager / Project Planner. You will support the major programmes, growth projects and strategic campaigns/bids.

Responsibilities

Creation, maintenance and timely delivery of the top level and lower level schedules

Analysing project costs versus project forward load in conjunction with resource tracking / management on behalf of the Project Manager

Payment Milestone tracking

Risk analysis tracking

Change Control

Support management consolidation, judgement, recommendations and the timely provision of all necessary management data and reporting information

Provide consolidated project reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to senior management including special focus reports as required

Create and maintain standardised templates for schedules and project reporting

Project administration support to the Project Manager and the project teamSkill Set

Essential

Experienced in working within a Project Management, including scheduling, logic checking, Earned Value and Risk Management

Knowledge of planning best practice, e.g. logic linking/dependencies, resource scheduling, preforming schedule health checks, critical Path Analysis, and work Breakdown Structure

Planning to stage boundaries - contingency planning

Good knowledge/understanding of Project Management methodologies.

Excellent knowledge and proficient use of both MS Project Professional & Primavera P6 Professional

The successful candidate will need to have active or transferrable UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role