Project Planner

The Role

This role will be working closely with the Program Manager, Work Package Leads and project Financial Controller to create and maintain project plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain a hierarchy of plans from Program to Work Package level
• Develop and maintain the schedule granularity for each work package to enable an appropriate level of control and reporting
• Ensure dependencies between work packages are reflected in the delivery schedule
• Develop a consistent format for project plans across the project
• Provide “progress against plan” reporting at an appropriate level for team members, Program Manager and Steering Groups explaining variances from baseline plan
• Actively support the project risk and issue management process
• Support the transition of the project plans into a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience working in New Product Development and New Product Introduction projects
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Jira and Excel
• Experience of working with ERP/MRP
• Experience of working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool
• A project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, PMI) is preferable

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