Project Planner - Rotary
RNAS Culdrose, TR12 7RH
Permanent, 38 hours per week
Competitive salary plus benefits
Serco is recruiting for a Project Planner to join the Integrated Merlin Operations Support (IMOS) contract at RNAS Culdrose. The key purpose of this role is to support the Leonardo Input Managers and Serco Management in the operational performance of their role, whilst maintaining a compliant, efficient, and effective operation in line with contractual commitments and customer working procedures.
Main Accountabilities:
1. Develop and maintain project schedules using industry-standard programming/scheduling software.
2. Collaborate with Planning Lead and Leonardo MDMF Management to understand project requirements and constraints, ensuring alignment with resource availability.
3. Utilise scheduling software to create detailed project schedules, including task sequencing, dependencies, and resource availability.
4. Monitor and track aircraft progress, regularly updating schedules to reflect actual progress and identifying any deviations or delays.
5. Consult with MDMF management to conduct resource planning and allocation, ensuring optimal utilisation of resources.
6. Collaborate with Aircraft Engineering teams to identify critical paths, potential bottlenecks, and areas of resource conflicts, proposing solutions to mitigate risks and optimise project timelines.
7. Generate reports and visualisations from scheduling software to communicate project status, critical milestones, and resource allocation to stakeholders.
8. Continuously evaluate and refine project schedules, considering changing priorities, scope adjustments, and resource availability.
9. Conduct what-if scenarios and simulations to assess the impact of changes, delays, or resource constraints on project schedules.
10. Comply with all company health and safety regulations.
11. Carry out administration tasks as required by Serco Management.
12. Attend further training courses necessary for the job as required.
13. Participate in Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and associated programmes when required.
What you'll need to do the role:
1. Able to obtain SC Clearance
2. Experience in managing and maintaining project schedules
3. Previous experience and a thorough and good working knowledge of project planning and lean operating procedures.
4. Experience using MS Projects.
5. Experience in Office 365
6. Health and safety knowledge, including the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
7. Completion of a Maintenance Human Factors Course.
8. Excellent leadership and people management experience.
9. An excellent capability to work productively, efficiently, and effectively with initiative and drive under tight timescales and pressure whilst maintaining operational outputs.
What we offer:
1. Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
2. Holidays: 28 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
3. Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
4. Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, and 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
5. Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, and travel.
6. ShareSave scheme: Helps you save regularly with the choice to buy Serco shares at a discount at the end of your savings period.
7. Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network, and be part of a community.
8. Charity: You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free through our Payroll Giving Scheme.
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