The Role
This role will be working closely with the Program Manager, Work Package Leads and project Financial Controller to create and maintain project plans.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain a hierarchy of plans from Program to Work Package level
- Develop and maintain the schedule granularity for each work package to enable an appropriate level of control and reporting
- Ensure dependencies between work packages are reflected in the delivery schedule
- Develop a consistent format for project plans across the project
- Provide "progress against plan" reporting at an appropriate level for team members, Program Manager and Steering Groups explaining variances from baseline plan
- Actively support the project risk and issue management process
- Support the transition of the project plans into a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum 3-years' relevant experience working in New Product Development and New Product Introduction projects
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Jira and Excel
- Experience of working with ERP/MRP
- Experience of working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool
- A project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, PMI) is preferable
