Project Planner

at  Synapri

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our client is currently working on the next generation support solution for its in-service torpedoes. A small team is being brought together to support in-place colleagues deliver that outcome.

The principal duties will include:

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to understand project objectives and requirements.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including defining project scope, deliverables, tasks, and timelines.
• Create detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 software.
• Identify critical path activities and dependencies to optimise project timelines.
• Assess resource requirements and allocating personnel, equipment, and materials for project tasks.
• Ensure optimal resource utilisation and avoiding overallocation.
• Continue monitoring project progress and performance against the established schedule.
• Identify potential delays or risks and implement corrective actions.
• Generate regular progress reports and present them to project managers and stakeholders.
• Provide updates on project status, milestones, and variances from the original plan.
• Assist in identifying potential risks and uncertainties that could impact project timelines.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage changes to the project schedule resulting from scope changes or unforeseen events.
• Assess the impact of changes on project timelines and communicating adjustments to stakeholders.
• Communicate with project managers, team members, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with the project schedule.

The key deliverable will be a Strategic Outline Case that will set subsequent programme direction.
Location: Hybrid - 3 days in Bristol, occasional travel to Portsmouth

• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to understand project objectives and requirements.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, including defining project scope, deliverables, tasks, and timelines.
• Create detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 software.
• Identify critical path activities and dependencies to optimise project timelines.
• Assess resource requirements and allocating personnel, equipment, and materials for project tasks.
• Ensure optimal resource utilisation and avoiding overallocation.
• Continue monitoring project progress and performance against the established schedule.
• Identify potential delays or risks and implement corrective actions.
• Generate regular progress reports and present them to project managers and stakeholders.
• Provide updates on project status, milestones, and variances from the original plan.
• Assist in identifying potential risks and uncertainties that could impact project timelines.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage changes to the project schedule resulting from scope changes or unforeseen events.
• Assess the impact of changes on project timelines and communicating adjustments to stakeholders.
• Communicate with project managers, team members, and stakeholders to ensure alignment with the project schedule