Senior Project Planner

Position: Senior Project Planner

Duration: Initial 6 months (with potential for extensions)

Location: Hybrid – Warwick based, on-site 1 day per week

Day Rate: Circa 460 via Umbrella

Our high-profile utilities client are looking to welcome an experienced Senior Project Planner to join their team, supporting a high-visibility, complex portfolio! The individual programme and portfolio activity is already in-flight with a delivery team working to challenging timescales, although the plan is still being developed.

Deliverables:

• Integrations of 6-7 programme plans into high level portfolio plans.
• Set up and maintain project structures for smooth execution.
• Establish, maintain, and control Project Plans with input of SMEs.
• Manage and track variances and change control once baselined.
• Create visual reports to support, communicate and socialise to key stakeholders – Reflecting timeline, critical path, RAG, risk, due dates, overdue tasks, etc.
• Articulate and validate both the process and the plan.
• Lead energised and productive, well-managed, planning sessions with workstreams and wider stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and advice to the project manager on the appropriate planning approach, tools, and processes to be used, based on project requirements.
• Identify future project capacity and capability needs where possible, and work with wider team to ensure strategies are in place.
• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of project data and reports.

Skills Required:

• MSP – Certified Practitioner preferred
• Experience managing complex programme plans across various planning tools (Microsoft Project, POL, etc). Strong technical MS Project experience is a must.
• Skilled in creating detailed project plans and high-level milestones to keep projects on track.
• Be able to support on other PMO tasks where required and have the confidence to lead and run workshops where required.
• Strong understanding of key project planning principles required, such as Scheduling, Risk Analysis/Assessments, Baseline Management, Critical Path Analysis, Integrated Planning, Dependencies, and Resourcing.

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Does this role sound like a good match? Don’t hesitate, apply now for this high-profile opportunity with an up-to-date CV, evidencing the above requirements, and we will look forward to your application!

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