Job Title: Assistant Project Planner
Business Unit: Submarines
Location: Plymouth, Devon, GB, PL1 4SG
SC Eligible candidates encouraged to apply.
6 months contract subject to extension
Must be a sole UK citizen
Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role in an ambitious team of high performing project professionals that enables you to grow and develop? If so, we are growing and looking for exciting new talent on our journey. The mission of our defence clients’ Nuclear Facilities is to deliver capable facilities in support of safe delivery of the submarine programme.
Who we are looking for?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Project Management Office (PMO) with responsibility for the delivery of project planning services across the Capital Investment Portfolio (£50m-£100m per annum). The Capital Investment Portfolio covers the delivery of Infrastructure Projects across the DRDL site. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of a highly capable and motivated team as we continue to grow and deliver complex outputs in support of the UK submarine programme.
This role will suit candidates with a background in schedule, project management and project controls; looking for a change in direction and a strong desire to develop themselves, as well as people with existing project experience in a supporting role.
What will you be doing?
Covering a wide range of projects, the successful candidate shall be responsible for providing professional schedule management services across the Capital Investment Portfolio Team. The role will provide a key interface between project managers, commercial, engineering, construction, projects, subcontractors and supply chain functions to aid the effective scheduling of the projects undertaken. Other responsibilities may include;
* Assisting the Infrastructure Planning team in tactical scheduling of live projects
* Supporting the implementation and maturity of Infrastructure strategic objectives
* Assisting the Project/Programme Managers in all aspects of Scheduling
* Prepare and deliver data that is necessary to internal and external schedule driven reports and documentation (including Cost, Risk, Estimating, Change)
* Alignment of Project Cost with the nominated scheduling software (Primavera P6)
* Assist the development of project/programme annual-spend projections, critical path management, and cost and schedule variance analyses
The experience you’ll bring?
A background in Project Management and/or Scheduling is a bonus; however, training and guidance will be provided as necessary to enable the development of knowledge and experience.
The following attributes are considered for this role:
* Primavera P6 Foundation (Desired but not essential)
* APM PPC Foundation (Desired but not essential)
* APM PFQ (Desired but not essential)
* Experience in Project Management
Location
This role is based at Devonport Royal Dockyard which is located in the vibrant city of Plymouth, Devon in the south west of England. Plymouth is a city with a long and proud military history and more than its fair share of heritage. There is something for everyone here; from a superb coastline if you are a water sports enthusiast or Dartmoor National Park if you enjoy hiking and climbing, or simply enjoy the fantastic scenery. For a great night out we have the historic Barbican area with its wide variety of bars, clubs and restaurants.
Comprising of 14 dry docks, four miles of waterfront and 25 tidal berths, Devonport is the base for numerous surface vessels as well as the base and refit centre for the Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. Devonport has also recently been selected as the base port for the Navy’s new Type 26 frigates and will become the maintenance centre for the future submarine programme.
Company Information
This role is within the Marine Sector of National Defence client. The Marine Sector delivers a wide array of complex through-life marine engineering services. Ranging from UK and international naval fleet support, commercial marine, engineering consultancy, weapons handling, equipment support, intelligence, cyber security and training delivered through unique owned and managed infrastructure to defence and civil customers across the globe.
Our client are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. Our client recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom. As part of the Covenant, our client offers Reservists and Uniformed Cadet Instructors up to two week’s special paid leave to help them meet their commitments.
Application Guidance
We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strives to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment.
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.