Project Planner

Morson Edge are seeking an experienced Project Planner to join their clients Customisation and Development team, supporting the delivery of complex engineering and helicopter retrofit projects for defence, emergency services and commercial customers. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly capable planner with strong Primavera P6 expertise to play a key role in driving project performance, resource planning and schedule management across the full project lifecycle within a world-class aerospace organisation.

About the Role
The Customisation and Development team is responsible for the on time, on cost, on quality delivery of helicopter retrofit projects to the UK MOD, National Police Services, Air Ambulance and VIP customers. The careful planning of project schedules and resources is essential to ensuring we meet the expectations of both the business and our customers. The Project Planner role is therefore essential to ensure we track project progress and cost against a robust set of integrated plans.

As the Project Planner for the Customisation and Development team you will be responsible for the creation and management of individual project plans as well as the integration of those plans into a master schedule aligned to the businesses priorities. The Project Planner will report to the AHUK PMO Manager and support the Customisation and Development Project Managers.

Main responsibilities
 ? Support the Customisation and Development departments to create and maintain resourced project plans, ensuring compliance to project control standards and procedures.
 ? Be proactive in the monitoring of progress against plans and develop recovery strategies as necessary, escalating to the Project Manager where required.
 ? Provide timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of progress against project plans to the PMO Manager / Project Managers.
 ? Provide assurance that change control, risk management and cost controlling procedures are being followed by the Project Managers.
 ? Participate in and facilitate the planning and preparation of project management events and workshops.
 ? Take the lead on projects to determine the future Procedures, Methods and Tools within the AHUK PMO.

Knowledge and Skills
Essential
 ? Experience of WaterFall, Agile and Hybrid Project Management and Planning Methodologies.
 ? Expert user knowledge of Primavera P6 as well as tools able to support agile methodologies such as Kanban.
 ? Experience of operating across the full project development lifecycle including formal gate reviews.
 ? Experience of project planning in an engineering environment including design, manufacture and installation.
 ? Experience of managing Design disciplines to develop and maintain resourced project plans.
 ? Experience of compiling and updating Gantt Charts, understanding Critical Path Analysis.
 ? Experience of Resource Allocation and Resource Capacity Planning.
 ? Experience of standard reporting metrics including KPIs such as SPI and CPI.
 ? Appreciation of the application of Risk Management in project planning.
 ? Able to prioritise complex work within constrained timelines.
 ? Experience of Google suite of programmes.

Desirable
 ? Experience of project planning in an aviation environment including design, manufacture and installation.
 ? Methodical with attention to detail.
 ? Commitment to high quality outputs.
 ? Excellent, multi-level communication skills.
 ? Team player but takes on real ownership of individual responsibilities.
 ? Self-motivated, ability to work independently.

Education, Qualifications or Training
Essential
 ? Experience in delivering robust project planning as part of an engineering based PMO organisation.
 ? A recognised qualification in Project Management, such as AMPMP or PRINCE2 or equivalent experience.
 ? UK driving license.

About you
 ? Excellent organisational skills and time management.
 ? Very good leadership and team building ability.
 ? Well-developed interpersonal skills, and an excellent communicator at all levels.
 ? Flexible to working requirements and the ability to rapidly adapt to changing situations.
 ? Flexibility to react positively to customer requirements efficiently.

Additional requirements
 ? Full time on site role.
 ? Due to the nature of this position you will require DBS Security Clearance and be eligible for SC clearance.
 ? Applicants must meet any/all requirements of ITAR and Export Compliance Regulations.
 ? Position based initially at Oxford