Senior Project Planner

Job Title:Senior Project Planner

Location: Frimley, New Malden, Broad Oak, Portsmouth, Cowes, Dorchester, Weymouth, Filton. We offer a range of full, part time or job share roles with hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter about the options for these roles

Salary: Up to 50k (or pro-rata) depending on experience

What you'll be doing:

• Using your range of skills, you will support the planning, monitoring and control of projects which will range in size and complexity
• Operating a project planning or scheduling system to work with stakeholders to resolve scheduling issues and formulate recovery / acceleration plans
• Support in the generation of project resource demand profiles
• Support the project team to analyse progress and identify schedule performance issues

Your skills and experiences:

If you have experience in industry sectors such as Aerospace & Defence, Engineering, Infrastructure projects, Oil & Gas, Energy, Nuclear, Rail, Banking or Consultancies, you will be able to hit the ground running in this new role. However, we're also interested in candidates from other industries who have experience of complex environments and transferable skills to thrive as part of our team.

• Experience in either Planning, Scheduling or Baseline Control within project environments
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of applying and using integrated schedule tracking and reporting
• Knowledge of cost control processes and the interface with scheduling
• A good understanding/experience of Project Planning and Scheduling tools and techniques

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave incentive and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Project Team:

As a team, you will be working together and using world-class project control techniques to provide expertise with supporting Project Managers in the delivery of exciting and strategically important programmes within our Maritime & Land Sector businesses.

Why BAE Systems:

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 8th April 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.