Teqniq is searching for a Project Planner to work in the public sector.
40 hours per week.
6 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
As our Portfolio Office Planning Manager , the key duties are:
- Build project and programme planning capability within the Met Office through visible and effective leadership, developing clear vision and standards and championing the use of best practice project planning standards, tools and processes.
- Identify and lead the introduction of best practice planning processes, tools and templates, using industry standard best practice as a benchmark.
- Manage dependencies across the portfolio of work.
- Provide specialist planning advice and support to ensure successful delivery of projects.
- Provide guidance and advice to the Project/Programme Manager throughout the lifecycle on planning approach, tools, processes and proportionality.
- Analyse performance data, looking at trends to identify areas for improvement and collaboration, and selecting appropriate methods and tools to resolve them.
- Build and maintain external networks to access technical and professional best practice.
Essential Criteria
1. Substantial experience of leading planning for progressively larger and more complex projects and programmes, and supporting the production of associated artefacts such as (but not limited to) scoping statements, WBS, RAMs etc.
2. Excellent knowledge and demonstrable experience of creating integrated master schedules across multiple projects and programmes in a portfolio.
3. Experience of identifying and managing pan-programme dependencies.
4. Ability to drive best practice through excellent communication skills that emphasise both clarity and engagement and show a proven ability to work well as a member of a team.
5. Adept at presenting insights and trends in a variety of formats and levels of detail to suit different audience requirements.
6. Substantial experience of using project schedule tools, preferably MS project as well as other MS tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI and SharePoint.
Desirable Criteria
We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you have:
- A project/programme management qualification eg PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile Project Management Practitioner, APM Project Management Qualification, APM Practitioner Qualification, Project Leadership Programme.
- Experience of working in Agile, hybrid, and waterfall project/programme delivery environments, with varying levels of maturity.
This role will be supporting the incumbent Portfolio Office Lead Planner in the discharge of the responsibilities outlined above in order for the Lead Planner to focus on developing our portfolio level plans and dependency management.
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