Job Description
Project Planner - Midlands UK - HVDC Converter Stations
Job Description Summary
I'm partnering with a global business who's power business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. They work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives and control technologies.
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Project Planner to join our Operations team supporting the Business in running multi-million dollar international projects.
As a Project Planner, you will have key responsibilities for ensuring that all aspects of a customer project plan are effectively planned to minimise business and customer on time delivery (OTD) risk. The Project Planner is responsible for integrating Engineering, Manufacturing and materials requirements activities.
In this role you will focus on:
* Developing and taking ownership of project schedules from the project tendering through to completion of the contract, including progress reporting tools and detailed progress tracking.
* Developing project templates and schedules for bid work, ensuring high levels of liaison with the bid manager, resource owners and the supply chain to ensure bid work can be successfully executed.
* Maintaining, updating, and monitoring of progress on project schedules, including production of internal and external reports.
* Managing preparation and issue of schedule impact assessments/ summaries as identified by the Project Manager.
* Ensure materials scheduling aligns with customer milestones.
* Monitor monthly ‘on time delivery’ and ‘inventory management’ metrics, Identifying and communicating ‘risk’ relating to all schedules produced.
We are looking for a committed and professional individual with:
* Background of close interaction or prior experience in the OEM space.
* A proven track record in a similar functions.
* Demonstrable program management experience.
* Strong experience across similar projects and timelines.
* Electrical engineering knowledge or background is preferred.
* Highly developed oral and written communication skills for the purpose of presenting to team members and liaising with customers.
* Strong organisational skills and ability to manage and resolve conflicting demands and priorities
This role is a crucial part of the GGU, and will allow clear career progression into new projects across the framework.
This business are a global player, with projects not only in the UK, but across Europe, the Middle-East, Asia and the USA, if working for a large-scale company playing a crucial role in the future of the UK grid, then this is for you!