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The overarching responsibility of the planning engineer is to ensure that activities under their control are planned, monitored and clearly communicated to the manager responsible for delivery (delivery managers are those with accountability for delivery of work scope). As well as assisting with the production, updating and monitoring of the Mensa.

United Kingdom

An established Project Planning & Controls practitioner with specialist knowledge, skills & practical experience of leading the design, implementation & application of relevant systems, tools & processes into major programmes & within complex environments.

London, England, United Kingdom

This role is within Serco’s UK & Europe Programme & Projects Team, who support a diverse range of projects & programmes throughout the portfolio.The primary focus of the assignment is to develop an Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) using Microsoft Project (MSP) that captures all activities, durations, logic & interdependencies, resources & costs, across a.

• Planning lead for the business unit with responsibility for the planning resource, processes and system.
• Coordinate the development of detailed control account schedules that form an Integrated Master Schedule to deliver the Programmes, utilising analysis and scenarios for optimisation.
• Responsible for providing expert advice on planning related matters to maintain a consistent, standardised and disciplined approach to scheduling throughout the business unit.
• Consolidation of planning data via an Integrated Master Schedule and provide management information, analysis and reporting to the senior leadership team.
• Execution of the planning cycle and governance around change control ensuring compliance.
• Interact with the Nuclear PMO to assess impending policy or strategy changes for the impact on associated schedules and provide planning support to other parts of the broader business.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Operating between sites at Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby and BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, working within a collaborative working arrangement between industrial partners.
• Establish and maintain an Integrated Master Schedule, including the creation of standards and integration with detailed control account schedules developed by planners in the wider business.
• Identifying schedule interfaces, communicating demand and providing early indication of issues to address critical areas of the programme and facilitate project expedition in a fast moving build environment.
• Subject matter expert for scheduling, providing support, advice and coaching regarding technical issues with Primavera P6, project controls or planning best practice.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Operating between sites at Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby and MoD Headquarters in Bristol, working within a jointly staffed Programme Office to provide portfolio level management information.
• Establishing a Level 0 Milestone Schedule to support strategic decision making at Executive Boards.
• Liaison with Rolls-Royce & MoD Programme Leads to ensure accurate and timely schedule updates, working with key stakeholders across the enterprise to identify opportunities for process improvement.
• Provide support to other programmes within the customer facing business unit regarding technical issues with Primavera P6, project controls or planning best practice.

Derby

• Assist business units in the planning of projects through the production and maintenance of logically linked, resourced control account schedules, including the identification of inter-dependencies and risks.
• Undertake baseline changes and progress updates in line with monthly reporting cycle.
• Provide feedback to senior management using reports including milestone slippage, critical path analysis, resource demand and availability.
• Production and analysis of resource data across the programme to feed the NG and Joint Cost Models.
• Providing support and coaching to new starters and team members regarding Earned Value Management, technical issues with Primavera P6, project specific matters or planning best practice.
• Ownership and development of schedule metrics and process improvements through integration with stakeholders throughout the Business.

Alfreton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

• Monitoring data quality standards and systems integrity in line with business rules and standards.
• Build and maintain MS Access database, tools and relevant reports to exploit appropriate data sources across multiple systems or functions, ensuring corrective action is implemented as required.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Undertaking risk based quality assurance testing and analysis operations-wide to assess compliance to regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Compiling and issuing monthly reporting to management within Operational areas and Compliance department, overseeing any ongoing actions and delivering training where required.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Using specialist anti-fraud systems and expert knowledge to detect and prevent fraud.
• Investigating and challenging of suspicious or disputed transactions, tracing, freezing and recovering funds where appropriate to minimise losses to both fraud and reputation.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Dealing with customers either approaching or experiencing financial difficulties, using questioning and communication skills to overcome customer objections and provide effective financial solutions.

Derby, United Kingdom

• Identifying potential risks to the business by exercising judgemental lending in line with the internal credit policies and lending criteria.

Msc Project Management, Project Management

Ba (Hons) Business Studies, 2:1