Project Planner

Project Planner

Location: Oxford

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: 12-Month Temporary

Working: Full-time, on-site

We are recruiting on behalf of a leading engineering organisation for an experienced Project Planner to join their PMO team on a 12-month temporary contract.

The role will be responsible for creating and managing project plans, integrating them into master schedules and monitoring progress, resources and costs across complex engineering projects.

Key Responsibilities

Create and maintain detailed, resourced project plans

Monitor progress against schedules and develop recovery plans where required

Provide accurate project reporting, including KPIs

Support Project Managers with planning, risk, change and cost control

Facilitate planning meetings and project workshops

Manage resource allocation and capacity planning

Develop and improve project planning processes, methods and tools

About You

Strong project planning experience within an engineering environment

Expert knowledge of Primavera P6

Experience with Waterfall, Agile and Hybrid methodologies

Strong understanding of Gantt charts and Critical Path Analysis

Experience with resource and capacity planning

Knowledge of project lifecycle and formal stage-gate reviews

Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills

Project Management qualification such as APM, PRINCE2 or equivalent experience

Full UK driving licence