Expleo

Project Planner

Job Locations
GB-DVN-Devonport
Job area
Project Management
Employment type
Permanent or Fixed Term Contract
Industry
Defence
Travel
No Travel Required
Workplace
Hybrid
Experience level
Associate / Mid-Level

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation.  We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe. 

 

We are seeking an Project Planner to join our client’s Project Management Office (PMO) at their Devonport site. This is an exciting role, offering a negotiable rate based on experience and seniority. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of project planning services across a Capital Investment Portfolio worth £50m–£100m annually, contributing to the successful delivery of 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.

Responsibilities

  • 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. 
  • Lead a programme of works within the Infrastructure Planning team with the 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

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Qualification or equivalent experience in a project support role

Essential skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio)
  • Primavera P6, MS Project

Desired skills

  • Primavera P6 Advanced
  • APM PPC Foundation 
  • APM PFQ 

Experience

  • A background in Project Management and/or Scheduling; however, training and guidance will be provided as necessary to enable the development of knowledge and experience.
  • Experience in Project Management
  • Experience in engineering or project management environments

What do I need before I apply

  • The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges  
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects   
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses  
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

 

  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
    • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
    • Communicating and promoting vacancies
    • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
    • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
    • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

 

UK Eng Disability Commitment

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