Job Description

Project Planner | Hybrid | £59,000 With Excellent Benefits

The Opportunity

After securing a £500 million train order, a global Rail leader of turnkey solutions, rail transportation and technology within Rolling Stock, has an essential requirement for a Project Planner on a permanent basis. You will play an instrumental roll in the planning for crucial milestones, taking ownership of the project plan, and holding the business accountable to it.

With excellent benefits and a focus on personal growth, in this role you will get to work on huge, multi-billion-pound projects, providing big solutions in a relaxed environment, where doing the job properly is valued far above getting it done quickly.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules that detail tasks, milestones, and deadlines.
• Work closely with the Programme Manager, Project Managers, and delivery function leads to establish and maintain contract delivery programmes and plans as required to satisfy our contractual obligations
• Manage any adjustments to the project scope, schedule, and budget using proven verification methods. 
• Liaise with PMs to manage the provision of appropriate resources and expertise to successfully deliver the project control activities.
• Collaborate with functional planners, on-site teams and other relevant professionals to complete turnaround reports and returns.
• Support the development, integration and optimisation of project programmes
• Support robust monthly project updates, project risk registers and project processes.
• Regularly assess project performance, focusing on both short-term achievements and long-term outcomes. 
• Utilise sophisticated systems and techniques to measure project performance accurately. 
• Maintain thorough and up-to-date project documentation.

The Candidate:

• Strong planning experience/production planner/planning 
• Advantageous - competent with P6 (Primavera) software.
• Spreadsheet / O365 / Sharepoint capable
• Able to work on own initiative

Location

• Newton Aycliffe (3 times a week), with occasional travel to London.

Salary: Up to £59,000 plus

• Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Dental Insurance 
• Health Screening
• Group Income Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Group Life Assurance
• Buy and Sell Annual Leave
• Cycle To Work 
• Company Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Gym Membership
• Season Ticket Loan 
• Eye Care
• Dining/Leisure Card
• Travel Insurance

How the apply for the Project Planner role: If you are interested in the Project Planner role, then please apply via this job board. For more information, please get in touch with the Consultant listed on this page.

Likely Job Titles: Production Planner, Project Coordinator, Project Scheduler, Project Manager (Planning), Planning Specialist, Project Scheduling Analyst, Operations Planner, Strategic Planner, Program Planner, Project Control Analyst, Planning Engineer, Project Planning Lead, Resource Planner, Construction Planner, Timeline Planner, Project Scheduler Specialist, Project Planning Coordinator.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas - recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.

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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
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