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Senior Project Planner - London (Hybrid) - £50 - 60,000 (DOE) + Bonus + Excellent Benefits - 2 Year FTC

The Senior Project Planner oversees schedules for high-value undersea/telecoms projects, coordinating plans, verifying data integrity, and monitoring progress. Responsibilities also involve presenting updates to customers, identifying changes, analysing risks, and supporting internal reporting processes.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and excellent package
Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
Opportunity to play a pivotal role in a team supporting the critical global infrastructure projects.
Chance to work for a company manufacturing cutting-edge technologies with a global impact.
Key Responsibilities:

Project Plan Preparation: Coordinate and prepare the detailed project schedule (Plan of Work/POW).
Progress Monitoring: Document and monitor progress within the POW or using additional tools like Excel or PowerPoint for project metrics.
Customer Updates: Prepare and present project schedule updates to customers as required by project teams.
Change Management: Identify changes, recommend preventive/mitigation actions, and analyse risks and the impact of delays.
Schedule Adherence: Monitor adherence to the project schedule, both internal and external, and collaborate with the project team for updates.
Dependency Management: Identify critical paths, dependencies across projects, and alert project teams to conflicts, priority issues, bottlenecks, and associated consequences.
Reporting: Support project teams in monthly reporting of costs, progress, and related metrics.
Improvement Projects: Propose and act on internal improvement projects in collaboration with the Project Planning team.
Requirements:

Experience: High-value multidisciplinary project planning, especially in undersea/telecoms projects or offshore, Oil & Gas.
Skills: Detail-oriented, with strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills. Proficient in deadline management, problem-solving, and adaptability.
Technical Aptitude: Quick grasp of submarine cable project intricacies.
Language: Competence in additional languages, especially French and/or Spanish, is advantageous.
Tools: Proficiency in MS Project, MS Office; Primavera experience is beneficial.
Certifications: Preferred PMI or Prince 2 certification.
Qualifications: Degree in business, business administration, project management, or equivalent.
Attributes: Meticulous attention to detail, proactive and adaptable team player, strong problem-solving skills, ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
How to apply:
To apply for this excellent opportunity, please send your CV or contact Rob Hutchings at (phone number removed)