Project Planner
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Job Description
The salary for this role is 54376 (inclusive of a Market Premium Payment (MPP). Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week however we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role is to be based at the following site; Culham Oxfordshire.
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As Project Planner you will play a pivotal role in working with stakeholders to ensure all aspects of the project are defined planned and managed. You will provide clarity on key milestones to define what when and how activities will be organised to ensure the outcomes of a project can be achieved with the resources available. You will lead on all aspects of project planning which will include the development updating and monitoring of schedules. In addition you will also identify tasks activities interdependencies and outputs for the project and work with the project team to track and monitor progress against the plan throughout the lifecycle of the project. Working at this level you will lead planning of medium and high complexity projects within a programme.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist advice and support to ensure successful delivery of projects.
- Provide guidance and advice to the Project Manager during project initiation on selection of planning approach tools processes and proportionality.
- Lead planning activities with project teams to produce robust resource loaded schedules over the full project lifecycle using Primavera P6 showing a clear critical path.
- Work with the project manager to deliver the business case benefits and objectives. Develop clear vision and standards championing the use of best practice project planning standards tools and processes.
- Analyse performance data looking at trends to identify areas for improvement and collaboration and selecting appropriate methods and tools to resolve them.
- Ensure that stakeholder responsibilities and needs are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements.
- Apply advanced knowledge in the discipline of planning for the analysis and successful resolution of risks and issues and identification of opportunities.
- Management and analysis of resource within P6 to identify future capacity and capability needs of the project planning function and put in place strategies to meet them.
- Build and maintain internal and external networks to access technical and professional best practice.
- As a member of the PM Working Group working with other planners in the FT division to contribute to the continual improvement of schedule management approach.
- Coach and mentor junior members of the planning team. Recruiting and line managing contractors framework suppliers and UKAEA internal staff.
Qualifications :
Qualifications
Essential:
- Demonstrable capability to plan using Primavera P6 to an advanced leve
- Experience of leading planning for progressively larger and more complex projects.
- Indepth experience in the implementation and thorough of project management processes and project planning in the context of large and complex projects.
- Approachable person with excellent interpersonal skills able to interact with a range of people across the project.
- Ability to lead people at all levels of the project to build effective project plans WBS structures and critical paths.
- Indepth understanding of project planning and associated controls
- Highly experienced in the use of Primavera P6 Project Planning software
- Qualification in Project Management or Controls such as APMPMQ APMG PRINCE2 or equivalent
- Degree in physical sciences economics business studies project management or other relevant subject or equivalent qualification/experience.
Desirable:
- Experience in use of MS Project or other planning software
- Membership of APM or related organisation
Additional Information :
A full list of our benefits can be found here welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups particularly from women in STEM people from Black British Caribbean and African Pakistani and Bangladeshi British and other ethnic minority backgrounds people with disabilities and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team supported by our Head of Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks:https://www/government/publications/criminalrecordschecksforoverseasapplicants If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
