Project Planner or Scheduler - London, United Kingdom - Insignis Talent

Description

Job Description Senior Project Planner – London - £55 – 60,000 (DOE) + Bonus + Excellent Benefits - Permanent

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 package
Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a team supporting the critical global infrastructure projects.

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.
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.
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.
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.


Experience:
High-value multidisciplinary project planning, especially in undersea/telecoms projects or offshore, Oil & Gas, Energy etc.
Proficient in deadline management, problem-solving, and adaptability.
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; Qualifications: Degree in business, business administration, project management, or equivalent.