Project Planner in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Copello are recruiting for a Programme Planner to join a defence organisation in Buckinghamshire on an inital  6 month contract.

The Programme Planner will joining a legacy project to provide development for the programmes planning and controlling capability. You will a vital part of project planning team implementing robust plans & controls to ensure that project completion to the clients specifications.  

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Taking lead on planning activities as well as the development of intergrated schedules
• Integrating plans with key suppliers into the IMS
• Providing reports on variations. remedial actions
• Identification of options to optimise project delivery through resource smoothing/levelling as well rescheduling activities
• Reporting project progress and updates within internal stakeholders and clients
• Clear translation of project requirements, prerequisites and constraints within the programme schedule

The successful Programme Planner will require the following experience:

• 3-5 years experience within planning major projects
• Defence\Telecoms or Rail experience
• Expert knowledge of MS Projects and exposure to Primavera P6
• Strong communciation within a client facing role
• Experience of integrate project information into an IMS
• Commercial and analytical individual
• Experience of managing multiple workloads

This role will require 4 days a week on site (Buckinghamshire mainly with possible travel to London) , role is inside IR35 and is offering a flexible hourly rate dependant on experience.