| Employment Type | Contract |
|---|---|
| Location | Hampshire, Basingstoke |
| Industry Sector | Defence |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Salary/Rate | £400 - £450 per day |
| Reference | J25927A00028102 |
| Date Advertised | 17-06-2008 - 00:01 |
A Programme Planner is currently required for our large defence client based in Basingstoke, for an initial 3 month contract.
This is a Planning ro
e to take responsibility for liaising with internal project managers and planners to help create and maintain the elements of the consolidated E2E Programme Plan and associated Reporting, both of which are shared with customer management at local and national level.
This person will be looked to by planners, PMs and senior management to provide the support necessary to achieve Programme planning and reporting objectives.
You will need to be proactive in ensuring that standards are used and reporting schedules are adhered to.
Responsibilities:
•Support the creation and maintenance of components of the E2E Programme Plan in P3, incorporating plans for Design, Development, Infrastructure, Service, Testing, Training and all Deployments.
•Generate What If scenarios to check impact of schedule changes across the Programme.
•Create relationships with planners, Project Managers and Programme Managers in each workstream.
•Develop / maintain overall Product Breakdown Structure.
•Promote / update planning standards and guidelines.
•Create and maintain internal and external project and Programme reports fortnightly.
•Highlight problem areas during schedule updates to the Project / Programme Managers.
Skills and Experience Required
•In-depth working knowledge of MS Project & P3
•Planning experience in a Project Office on large accounts
•Able to foresee potential problems and avoid them by pre-planning
•In depth knowledge of development / implementation lifecycles
•In depth MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
•Excellent interpersonal skills
•In depth experience of management report creation
Preferred PRINCE2 certified although not essential.
A working knowledge of PRINCE2 is sufficient.
In return we can offer a great competitive daily rate, free on site parking, on site canteen with subsidised rates, and the opportunity to work for one of the countries leading defence organisations.
