Senior Project Planner

As Senior Project Planner, you will work within the Programmes Directorate to develop and implement a common, fit-for-purpose, scalable Project Planning methodology and toolset as a key component of the establishment of a wider professional Project Management Office function, operating across a team of Project/Programme Managers delivering a broad spectrum of projects, in a highly dynamic and fast paced environment.,

• Working across the PM community and other key stakeholders to define and implement a common Project Planning methodology and toolset.
• Working with and across the PM community to develop and maintain high-quality, integrated project schedules.
• Lead the development and evolution of Project Planning processes, and actively contribute to the development and evolution of other PM processes.
• Utilise your user experience of different Project Management software solutions to lead the requirements definition, selection, and implementation of a fit-for-purpose PM toolset across the company.
• Actively support the PMs in tracking progress against the project schedules, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures.
• Provide critical path and schedule risk analysis support.
• Assess the impact of change to the project planning baseline.
• Lead in the generation of standardised outputs to support routine Project Review Boards and ad-hoc reporting/governance as required.
• To deputise for the Head of PMO on an as-required basis.
• Providing planning and scheduling expertise in support of a project/programme team.
• Perform other related duties as required
  
  Experience in establishing and implementing a PMO function, either in a leadership role or as a key team participant.
• Knowledge and experience of using best practice project planning processes and toolsets.
• Experience implementing new PM toolsets into an organisation is highly desirable
• Proven ability to quickly understand the operating landscape and establish own priority activities as a self-starter
• Demonstrable experience in the development, integration and analysis of project plans for both development and production projects
• Demonstrable experience of defining and implementing process change within an organisation
• Ability to manage priorities and work to challenging timescales
• Experience in generating and analysing project performance data (schedule, resource, and cost), including SRA/Critical path analysis.
• Clear communication skills, both verbal and written, and the ability to foster collaborative working relationships with colleagues at all levels
Desirable
• Experience in a PMO/Project Planning role within a fast-paced, Engineering-led Industry such as Aerospace and Defence.
• Experience in the establishment of a PMO in an SME environment is highly desirable
• Demonstrable experience of successfully developing and presenting "business cases" for process/tool changes at all levels within a business
Personal
• Must be a British Citizen or must have an existing right to work in the UK and have been a UK resident for 5 years.
• Ability to hold UK security clearance.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills. Customer focused.
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  At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.
  
  Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment
Why Work for Us Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry. Our benefits include:
• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan.
• Green Car Scheme via Tusker
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities