Job Title: Project Planner / Senior Project Planner
As the Assystem’s Defence Infrastructure account continues to grow, we are looking to recruit a dynamic, self-motivated Project Planner / Senior Project Planner to support project delivery.
Working alongside the Defence Infrastructure Project Manager(s), the Project Planner is the local point for all aspects of planning across the Defence Infrastructure portfolio.
This role will be based at any of our Assystem offices with ad-hoc travel to client and other Assystem offices as required. Assystem are currently implementing our ‘new normal’ flexible working model, which will continue to support a mixture of home and office working across the business.
Main Duties:
* Responsible for planning – production and management of project schedule(s), both internally and externally.
* Coordination of work packages to schedule, tracking progress vs schedule, resource planning, coordination of sub-contractors.
* Review and approval of sub-contractor programmes.
* Interface with stakeholders to identify and report on progress, change, risks, and opportunities.
* Input to proposals relating to man-hour estimates and planning.
* Produce concise, accurate reports of project metrics including critical path analysis to the Defence Infrastructure Lead Team.
Qualifications:
Essential Skills and Behaviors:
* Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential)
* Strong skills in MS Office, especially Excel and Project
* Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines without supervision
* Good communication skills to provide clear, concise, and accurate summaries of project progress, risks, and metrics
* Ability to confidently engage with sub-contractors and critically review sub-contractor submissions
* Attention to detail
Qualifications:
* Degree preferred, or equivalent qualification
* Primavera P6 training
* Project Management qualification (e.g., APM) would be beneficial
Experience:
* Experience as a project planner on NEC4 Contracts is essential (particularly Option A and Option C)
* Major infrastructure design and build project background highly desirable
* Experience in the Nuclear or Defence Industry is highly desirable
Additional Information:
Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will require Security clearance. The role involves hybrid working from home and Assystem Office.
Benefits include:
* Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
* 25 days’ paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days
* Reimbursement of professional fees
* Flexible working
* Employee referral scheme
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