Job summary
Our client NATS (National Air Traffic Services) are looking for a Project Planner to join them on short term contract to cover sickness within the team.
Key skills required for this role
Planning, MSP
Important
Project Planner - MSP
Job description
Location: Whiteley (2 days per week onsite)
Duration: 3 month inital contract
Rate: £400 per day UMB (Inside IR35)
Role details:
Our client NATS (National Air Traffic Services) are looking for a Project Planner to join them on short term contract to cover sickness within the team.
We are looking for someone with strong MSP experience, who has a good understanding of planning in SAP.
Responsibilities:-
1. Create, maintain, report and manage detailed plans for Project Managers. Liaising with the Work Package Managers to ensure all information is current and inform the Project Managers of issues that affect the project delivery.
2. Accountable for ensuring all plans comply to NATS standard procedures
3. Accountable to the Project Manager for accurately and timely development of the project plan and associated costs that capture all the work required to achieve the project's objectives within the project's Business Case
4. Plan, create and maintain the Project schedules and WBS in conjunction with Work Packages Managers and Project Managers as the basis for monitoring and reporting progress on NATS projects
5. Collect, correlate and evaluate project progress data to ensure that project progress can be measured against the project schedule and plan
6. Accountable to the Project Manager for accurate and timely progress reporting in line with the latest published reporting calendar throughout the project lifecycle.
7. Analyse project performance and Critical Path, reporting status and potential problems to the project manager. Attend reviews and meetings to support the Project Managers, providing data and reports to give visibility of project status and performance
8. Highlight ideas & opportunities to reduce project out turn cost & work to secure savings.
9. Attend progress review meetings to review WP forecast and remaining work
10. Accountable for continuous improvement of planning in NATS
11. Provide training to Project Planners, Trainee Planners & Project Managers
Skills:-
12. Experience of project planning in SAP and Microsoft Project Professional 2019
13. Knowledge of the project environment or ATC / technical background
14. Proven analytical skills and excellent attention to detail
15. Strong organisational skills
16. Strong interpersonal skills essential to be able to work effectively with project teams at all levels
17. Effective communication skills both verbal & written, including report writing.
18. A recognised Project Professional qualification.
19. In-depth understanding of the principles of Activity Management
20. An understanding of associated procedures such as: Inter company Trading agreements, project finance and settlement to fixed assets
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