Microsoft Project Planner SME
Market rate
Contract - 1 month
Remote working
Start Date: ASAP
We are looking for a Microsoft Project Planner SME to support a live programme by consolidating multiple existing plans into a single, accurate, and baseline-ready view. This is not a greenfield role—you will be working with plans already in place, improving quality, strengthening dependencies, and ensuring a clear, realistic path to completion.
Key Responsibilities
* Consolidate external partner and internal plans into a single MS Project schedule
* Define and validate the critical path, dependencies, and milestones
* Challenge and validate updates from workstream leads, ensuring impacts on timelines are understood
* Identify planning gaps, inconsistencies, and risks, and address them proactively
* Ensure plans are accurate, current, and baseline-ready
* Engage with delivery teams to extract key information and clarify assumptions
* Provide clear, concise updates and insights back to the programme team
Required Skills & Experience
* Strong expertise in Microsoft Project (essential)
* Proven experience managing and improving complex programme plans
* Ability to analyse dependencies and understand impact of schedule changes
* Confident in challenging stakeholders and driving accountability
* Excellent communication skills—able to extract information and present key messages clearly
* Ability to hit the ground running and deliver value quickly
Additional Information
* Fully remote with occasional in-person sessions
* Immediate start required
* Fast-paced environment requiring proactive, hands-on delivery
If you’re a confident MS Project expert who can bring structure, challenge assumptions, and quickly improve programme planning, we’d love to hear from you.
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