Are you a skilled Project Planner looking to make a significant impact within a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation? Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) is seeking an experienced Project Planner to join our Transformation Programme team. You will play a crucial role in meeting client requirements by developing and maintaining schedules, ensuring clear communication across all levels, and supporting the successful delivery of high-profile projects. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel in planning and communication, and are passionate about driving transformative change, we would love to hear from you.
We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities.
What you'll be doing:
- Develop, implement, and maintain effective schedules using project management tools, planning timeframes, resources, and costs.
- Methodically create fully integrated plans with third parties, ensuring they are logic-linked and aligned with the project goals.
- Monitor and report schedule status, analysing variances and implementing mitigation steps to address potential delays.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, managing communications and attending progress meetings to keep everyone informed on project progress.
- Make sure timely production and updates of planning schedules, operating within an effective baseline management regime.
- Track and report on progress, resource analysis, and management information.
What you'll bring:
Significant experience in project planning, ideally within large-scale deployments.
Proven Project Management experience, competence, and expertise, with solid understanding and skills in the subject area.
Experience in critical path analysis and identifying pinch points during the project lifecycle.
Proficient in MS Project, with an understanding of macros and advanced features.
Excellent communication skills, including presenting, with strong time management and planning capabilities.
It would be great if you had:
Current Project Management certification and membership of a relevant professional body.
Previous experience working on large programmes.
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Ability to be based out of any of our Centre's of Excellence
Security Clearance Level: Security Cleared
Internal Recruiter: Jen
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund
Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.
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SSCL is the market leader in critical business support services for the UK public sector. Operating at size and scale since 2013, SSCL has delivered over £750 million of savings - providing more funds for front line public services. We transform services using digital solutions and innovative technology, developing platforms that enable flexibility to meet the changing needs of our Government, Defence and Police clients.
We employ around 3,000 people who sit at the heart of our business strategy. Their passion and connection to our values and our purpose is what sets us apart and puts SSCL in the Top 20 of GPTW large workplaces. 'Living SSCL' means we deliver social value within our services and work with our clients and community partners to support programmes such as education and employability initiatives across the UK.
We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format.
If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.