Project Planner - Derby, United Kingdom - Quest Global

Quest Global
Quest Global
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Derby, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world's fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries.

We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.


We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.


As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all.

If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we're eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:


Roles & Responsibilities:
Project Planner

  • The scope of the work package is to:
  • Guiding Project Core Teams in the integrated planning of activities using standard templates such as Work Breakdown Structure and Product Breakdown Structure
  • Producing and updating critical path schedules in Primavera P6, including leading the integration and harmonization of subschedules from all parties involved in the project.
  • Monitoring of schedule critical path and float to identify risks & opportunities and assisting in the development of recovery plans where necessary.
  • Demand planning and monitoring of actual & forecast hours in the Primavera P6 schedule.
  • Regularly updating the Project Controller with deviations to approved budget.
  • Monitoring of schedule progress against approved baselines and KPI reporting of schedule and demand planning status.

Note:

  • It is also expected that the individuals will provide necessary support to other Product development Schedulers (PdS) and Resource planners as required.
  • It is expected that the Resource planner will maintain a complete, accurate and up to date Resource Data and would require effective communication with key stakeholders.

This will involve:

  • Informing all relevant parties when changes are made to resource data that has an impact elsewhere.
  • Understanding P6 view of roles and how this links with the organizational (HR) view of roles.
  • Understanding the purpose of activity and resource codes and why they must be maintained.
  • Understanding the local organizational hierarchy and cost center structure.
  • Good understanding of the resource planning process.
  • Demonstrating ability to organize, conduct and report meetings related to resource planning.
  • Demonstrating ability to obtain information for resource planning using assertive but nonconfrontational methods.
  • Demonstrating ability to propose new/alternative methods to reach assigned goals.

Job Type

  • Full Time-Temporary

Experience Level

  • Mid Level

Total Years of Exp

  • 6+
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