MERITUS are recruiting for a Project Planner to join our client within the Defence industry on their major site in Bristol on an initial 6 month contract. PLEASE NOTE: This is a hybrid role with 60% of time expected onsite in Bristol.
PROJECT PLANNER - INSIDE IR35 - £57 PER HOUR - 6 MONTHS - BRISTOL - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS
Responsibilities
* Schedule Status Updates & Assessment: Steering the validation of Project level schedules as accurate, coherent and in accordance with the Programme planning principles.
* Project Health: Validation of individual Project assessments and identification of issues and risks within the Project assessments for discussion with the project.
* Integrated Baseline Management: Supporting the generation and maintenance of the Integrated Baseline schedule in order to successfully deliver the programme in accordance with planning principles.
* Costs to Go (and associated EAC): Validation of Project level costs to go as accurate and appropriate, including assessment of outlying forecasts, to support the EAC.
* Risk and Opportunity Management: Contributing to the generation of Schedule Risk Analysis across the Projects where SRA is appropriate.
* New Business: Active involvement in Bid Team activity, ensuring Project schedule and control is appropriately considered and implemented.
Skillset/Experience Required
* Planning experience - ranging from detailed planning to summary level milestone delivery plans.
* Capability in creating and maintaining project structures (WBS/CBS/OBS).
* Experience in generating and analysing project performance data (schedule, resource, and cost).
* Ability to perform and analyse Critical Path Analysis.
* Motivation to determine root cause and identify corrective action.
* Experience of Project Management Toolsets (Primavera/SAP/ARM).
* Knowledge of Baseline Management and Change Control.
* Accountability for project data - owning the quality of the project control reporting suite.
* Ability to influence, work independently and be part of an integrated multi-functional team.
* Clear communication skills and the ability to foster collaborative working relationships with colleagues at all levels.
* Ability to prioritise workload and manage conflicting demands.
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