Project Planner

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