Senior Unified Planning Lead in Woking

We are seeking an experienced Senior Unified Planning & WAPITI Deployment Lead to support our client in the defence and space sector with the deployment of scheduling, cost management, and project management best practices across UK programs. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert, providing training, coaching, and hands-on support to Work Package Managers (WPMs) and PMO teams while driving the adoption of Unified Planning and WAPITI tools and methodologies. The role involves leading workshops and training sessions for project teams and stakeholders, requiring regular travel to the Stevenage and Portsmouth sites. While a portion of the work can be performed remotely, onsite presence is essential to ensure successful adoption of processes, tools, and ways of working.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver training workshops for Work Package Managers and PMO teams on Unified Planning and WAPITI.
• Provide expert support on project scheduling, planning, and cost management activities.
• Support the deployment and adoption of Unified Planning and WAPITI across the organisation.
• Conduct Schedule Maturity Assessments and identify improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, and project reviews.
• Create and maintain training materials, user guides, and 'How Do I' documentation.
• Support users with scheduling, cost management, process, and tool-related queries.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support validation of tool releases and first-level tool customisation activities.

Your Profile

• Extensive experience in Project Controls, PMO, Planning, Scheduling, or Program Management environments.
• Proven experience delivering training courses, workshops, and coaching sessions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience supporting the deployment of project management processes, methodologies, and tools.
• Strong understanding of scheduling, planning, and cost management principles.
• Ability to operate independently and engage confidently with senior stakeholders.

Essential Skills

• Fluent spoken and written English is essential.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training delivery skills.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Tools & Knowledge

• Planisware experience is highly desirable.

If you're excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply; your unique experience could be just what we need.

Need to know

All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting. This role involves delivering workshops and training sessions to staff, which requires travel to the Stevenage and Portsmouth sites. While some aspects of the role can be performed remotely, regular onsite presence is needed to support training delivery and stakeholder engagement.

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