Project Planner: Workington, Cumbria
Salary : £38,000 - £45,000 DOE pa
MacArthur Recruitment is working for a UK-based manufacturing engineering organisation who are looking for a Project Planner to produce fully resourced and cost loaded tender and project programmes developed from commercial estimates, logic diagrams and norms.
Overview of the Project Planner role :
- Maintain project programmes on a fixed and regular basis with actual and forecast progress, percent complete and report earned value and KPI's to senior management, Project Managers, Engineers, QS's and Cost Engineers as required.
- Produce fully resourced and cost loaded tender and project programmes developed from commercial estimates, logic diagrams and norms.
- Utilise updated data from various sources including Manufacturing Planners, Project Engineers, Buyers and the commercial team.
- Liaise with, and feedback to, the Planning Team Leader, Project Planners, Engineers and Managers of progress and impact ensuring all departments have visibility of the programme schedules as required.
- Propose solutions to mitigate potential progress issues and conflicts and support the development of an agreed revised workshop plan.
- Support the production of the manufacturing forward load when required.
- Support the project team in presenting project progress at regular client meetings.
Your background for the Project Planner role :
- Experience of Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project (MSP).
- A background in a planning role within projects.
- Utilise data from various sources and produce forecasts and reports from this.
- Experience with use of MS Office suite, desirable.
- Good communicator, pro-active problem-solver and self-motivated team player with ability to work on own initiative. Thorough, with a high attention to detail.
- Experience of manufacturing processes within an engineering manufacturing environment is desirable.
- An engineering qualification is desirable but not essential.
Why work for our client as Project Planner?
- Variety of work and projects and future opportunities.
- Salary : £38,000 - £45,000 DOE pa
- Positive working environment with a successful company.
- Full time role Mon-Fri - some flexibility required.
- Discounted Gym Membership.
- Generous Pension. Employer - employee contribution including death in service.
- Training and development - eg P6, etc..
- 35 Days Holiday per year (including bank holidays).
For more information, or to apply for the position of Project Planner, please contact Ewen.
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