Senior Project Planner

Senior Project Planner – London - £55 – 60,000 (DOE) + Bonus + Excellent Benefits - PermanentPrimary Purpose:The Senior Project Planner oversees schedules for high-value subsea/telecoms projects, coordinating plans, verifying data integrity, and monitoring progress. Responsibilities also involve presenting updates to customers, identifying changes, analysing risks, and supporting internal reporting processes.Competitive salary and excellent packageDynamic and collaborative work environment.Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a team supporting the critical global infrastructure projects.Chance to work for a company manufacturing cutting-edge technologies with a global impact.Key Responsibilities:Project Plan Preparation: Coordinate and prepare the detailed project schedule (Plan of Work/POW).Progress Monitoring: Document and monitor progress within the POW or using additional tools like Excel or PowerPoint for project metrics.Customer Updates: Prepare and present project schedule updates to customers as required by project teams.Change Management: Identify changes, recommend
preventive/mitigation
actions, and analyse risks and the impact of delays.Schedule Adherence: Monitor adherence to the project schedule, both internal and external, and collaborate with the project team for updates.Dependency Management: Identify critical paths, dependencies across projects, and alert project teams to conflicts, priority issues, bottlenecks, and associated consequences.Reporting: Support project teams in monthly reporting of costs, progress, and related metrics.Improvement Projects: Propose and act on internal improvement projects in collaboration with the Project Planning team.Requirements:Experience: High-value multidisciplinary project planning, especially in undersea/telecoms projects or offshore, Oil & Gas, Energy etc.Skills: Detail-oriented, with strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills. Proficient in deadline management, problem-solving, and adaptability.Technical Aptitude: Quick grasp of submarine cable project intricacies.Language: Competence in additional languages, especially French and/or Spanish, is advantageous.Tools: Proficiency in MS Project, MS Office; Primavera experience is beneficial.Certifications: Preferred PMI or Prince 2 certification.Qualifications: Degree in business, business administration, project management, or equivalent.Attributes: Meticulous attention to detail, proactive and adaptable team player, strong problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.How to apply:To apply for this excellent opportunity, please send your CV via Linkedin or contact Rob Hutchings at 02392 314679.Send me alerts about jobs like this.Please enter your email address to continue setting up an email alert for similar jobs to this one. By entering your email address and clicking apply you will sign up to Jobs4 and agree to our terms and conditions .
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