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Qualifications
- Essential
- Minimum GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths.
- Desirable
- HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning related discipline
- APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent
- PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)
Responsibilities
- Develop of breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy.
- Enquire and record and then test project assumptions to ensure that plans are realistic and achievable.
- Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan.
- Support the project manager to identify options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling and rescheduling of activities.
- Identify wider resource requirements for the delivery of the project.
- Ensure that stakeholder requirements are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements.
- Provide advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.
- Support capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- Essential
- Primavera (P6) trained and experienced
- Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
- Experience and show understanding of Earned Value Analysis as a reporting tool
- Proactive work ethic and comfortable in challenging the team to implement savings to the programme and explore and propose mitigations
- High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills
- Excellent MS Office skills
- Desirable
- Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools
- Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment
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