Project Planning Manager in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Project Planning Manager
Milton Keynes
Up to £60,000 per annum, DOE
Are you looking for an exciting role, within a large and busy Engineering organisation, driving the team towards success?
The Company
A World Leader within Rolling Stock services and projects, they are the global driving force behind innovative solutions that make Rolling Stock safer, more reliable and more efficient.
About You
You will be a strong Project Planning Manager from a Rolling Stock or Aerospace background, with a passion for strategic project planning advice and guidance to the Bid team and wider business functions to aid the maximisation of sales growth. You will be providing a Project Planning service to the business and Project Managers to facilitate the successful delivery of Rolling Stock projects.
The Position
- Being a strong leader, you will develop the Project Planning capability and deliver a Project Planning and Controls strategy which takes account of the forward business plan and market trends.
- You will be continually carrying out Business Performance and Project reviews, to ensure the projects are in line with business KPI’s
- Produce full scale project plans for all projects ensuring appropriate controls and quality are incorporated.
- Provide a strategic Planning service to the business advising on overall capacity and other resource requirements
- Facilitate the definition of planning scope, goals and deliverables
- Define project tasks and resource requirements, specify project resource allocation as necessary
- Review best practice and incorporate lessons learnt to support delivery of project target margin and potential upside opportunities
- Track project deliverables using appropriate tools and controls
- Custodian of the Project Planning system; maintain data integrity and ensure procedures and processes are fully adopted and adapted as necessary
- Quality assurance and Risk management within the Projects function
- Constantly monitor and report on progress to all stakeholders (Internal and External)
- Implement planning changes and interventions to achieve project outputs and improve margin
The Requirements
- Degree qualified in engineering or a relevant discipline
- Experience in managing commercial aspects of large engineering projects
- Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project planning (Prince 2 or APM certified)
- Knowledge of project management tools and techniques (Primavera/MS Project)
- Proven experience in people management, strategic planning, change management, Risk management & techniques
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Commercial awareness, Contract management
The Benefits
Salary up to £60,000 per annum, 25 Days Holiday + BH, Free Parking, Flexible benefits, Pension and an Early Friday Finish!
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