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Project Planner - Engineering

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Bristol

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GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Project Planner to join their dynamic engineering team in Bristol. This role offers the chance to work on exciting automotive and aerospace projects, ensuring that all planning activities are executed efficiently and on schedule. You will collaborate closely with technical experts to develop comprehensive project plans, conduct risk analyses, and report on progress against critical milestones. If you have a degree in engineering or relevant planning experience, and are ready to tackle challenges in a high-tech environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • Degree in engineering or equivalent experience in project planning.
  • Proven experience in project planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

  • Develop project plans and master schedules with technical teams.
  • Conduct schedule risk analysis and manage reporting.

Skills

Project Planning
Scheduling
Problem Solving
Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Engineering
Equivalent Project Planning Experience

Tools

OPC
Open Plan
P6
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
MS Project
SharePoint

Job description

Job Description

Roles: Project Planner (Engineering projects) - Bristol

Market: Automotive / Aerospace

Location: Bristol

Salary: £Competitive salary plus benefits

ARCA is partnered with a rapidly scaling engineering company seeking to expand its operations team.

We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Project Planner. The successful candidate will work within a team of technical experts who specialise in design, build and commissioning. You will be responsible for assuring that all projects planning activities are delivered on time, working closely with the Project Managers.

Your duties will include:

  • Working with technical teams to develop project plans and master summary schedules
  • Undertaking schedule risk analysis and applying schedule risk as required
  • Undertaking schedule status, forecast and analysis against critical path milestones
  • Reporting to management and developing schedule recovery plans
  • Understanding resource vs. schedule impacts and reporting accordingly.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a high technology business.

Essential Skills & experience:

  • A degree qualification (engineering discipline preferable) or equivalent project planning experience
  • Experienced in project planning and scheduling
  • Familiarity with scheduling tools including OPC, Open Plan or P6, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project and SharePoint.
  • A logical approach to approaching tasks and solving problems

If the above is of interest, then please apply with a copy of your CV and we will be in touch to discuss the companies and roles with you.

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