Requirements
* Proven experience supporting or maintaining project schedules, ideally using Microsoft Project as the primary tool.
* Strong understanding of project planning principles including WBS creation, task sequencing, critical paths, and baselines.
* Experience documenting and managing dependencies and tracking benefits.
* Strong analytical and organisational skills with a structured and detail-oriented approach.
* Clear communication skills for reporting schedule and dependency information to stakeholders.
* Familiarity with project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).
Key Responsibilities
1. Scheduling & Microsoft Project Management (Primary Focus)
* Build, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project as the primary planning tool.
* Develop structured work breakdown structures (WBS), task networks, critical paths, and milestone maps.
* Monitor schedule health, identify slippage or conflicts, and recommend corrective actions.
* Maintain schedule baselines aligned with project governance, approvals timelines, risk and cost models.
* Produce schedule reports, Gantt charts, milestone summaries, and analysis for project and governance boards.
* Support creation of integrated schedules to feed programme-level planning.
2. Dependency Management (Primary Focus)
* Identify, document, and manage project dependencies with owners, dates, and required conditions.
* Keep dependency logs up to date, tracking status, risks, and emerging issues.
* Ensure dependencies are accurately reflected in Microsoft Project schedules and governance reporting.
* Coordinate with cross-project and external stakeholders to confirm impacts and sequencing.
3. Benefits Management (Primary Focus)
* Maintain benefits registers, mapping inputs, outputs, outcomes, and expected realisation timelines.
* Track progress against benefits baselines and highlight deviations early.
* Support preparation of benefits updates for decision boards and approvals documentation (OBC/FBC).
* Ensure benefits interdependencies and timelines align with schedule deliverables and dependency assumptions.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Information Technology and Engineering
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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