Project Planner

Project Planner (BBBH
18408) Oxfordshire, England

Salary: GBP
46.3 - GBP
46.3 per hour

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Project Planner on an initial 12‑month contract. As the Project Planner, you will be responsible for creating and managing individual project plans and integrating those plans into a master schedule aligned to the business’s priorities.

Position: Project Planner

Pay: £46.30 per hour via Umbrella

Location: Oxford

Contract: Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 17:00 / 37.5 hrs per week (12‑month contract)

IR35 Status: Inside

Security Clearance: BPSS

• Support the Customisation and Development departments to create and maintain resourced project plans, ensuring compliance to project control standards and procedures.
• Be proactive in monitoring progress against plans and develop recovery strategies, escalating to the Project Manager where required.
• Provide timely, accurate and appropriate reporting of progress against project plans to the PMO Manager / Project Managers.
• Ensure change control, risk management and cost controlling procedures are followed by the Project Managers.
• Participate in and facilitate planning and preparation of project management events and workshops.
• Lead projects to determine the future Project Planning Tools & Procedures within the PMO.

• Experience in project planning within an engineering environment, including design, manufacture, and installation.
• Experience delivering robust project planning within an engineering-based PMO organisation.
• A recognised qualification in Project Management, such as APMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent experience.
• Experience managing design disciplines to develop and maintain resourced project plans.
• Experience compiling and updating Gantt charts, with a strong understanding of Critical Path Analysis.
• Experience in Resource Allocation and Resource Capacity Planning.
• Knowledge of standard reporting metrics, including KPIs such as SPI and CPI.
• Understanding of the application of Risk Management in project planning.
• Ability to prioritize complex workloads within constrained timelines.
• Experience using Google Workspace programmes.
• Experience working with Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid Project Management and Planning methodologies.
• Expert knowledge of Primavera P6, as well as tools that support agile methodologies such as Kanban.