Integrated Planning Manager

Role Overview
We are looking for an Integrated Planning Manager / Project Planner to join Airbus Defence & Space based in Stevenage. You will support the major programmes and growth projects delivering new strategic work and services within ISS Secure Connectivity UK, US & Asia.

Responsibilities
* Creation, maintenance and timely delivery of the top level and lower level schedules, and Integrated Project Team (IPT) schedules
* Analysing project costs versus project forward load in conjunction with resource tracking / management on behalf of the Project Manager
* Payment Milestone tracking
* Risk analysis tracking
* Change Control
* Support management consolidation, judgement, recommendations and the timely provision of all necessary management data and reporting information
* Provide consolidated project reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to senior management including special focus reports as required
* Create and maintain standardised templates for schedules and project reporting
* Project administration support to the Project Manager and the project team

Skill Set
Essential
* Experienced in working within a Project Management, including scheduling, logic checking, Earned Value and Risk Management
* Knowledge of planning best practice, e.g. logic linking/dependencies, resource scheduling, preforming schedule health checks, critical Path Analysis, and work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
* Planning to stage boundaries - contingency planning
* Good knowledge/understanding of Project Management methodologies.
* Excellent knowledge and proficient use of both MS Project Professional & Primavera P6 Professional

The successful candidate will need to be eligible to gain UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role.

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.