Project Planner

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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