Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Laindon Essex
- Date: 2 days ago
Description:
Project Planner
Location: Essex
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent
The Opportunity
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Planner to join a growing engineering business delivering complex, bespoke automation and capital equipment projects.
Working closely with the Project Management team, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules across a portfolio of engineering projects, ensuring accurate planning, resource management and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with an engineering background who enjoys working in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, maintain and update project plans across multiple engineering projects.
* Produce project schedules using Microsoft Project, Project Online or Project Server.
* Support project kick-off meetings by preparing initial project plans.
* Monitor project progress and update schedules through regular project reviews.
* Work closely with Project Managers and Operations teams to ensure plans remain accurate and achievable.
* Maintain project templates, resource profiles and planning standards.
* Analyse historical project data to improve future planning accuracy.
* Produce project reports, KPIs and planning metrics.
* Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project planning data.
* Support continuous improvement of project planning processes and systems.
* Assist with future migration and configuration of project planning software.
* Liaise with engineering, production and commercial teams to ensure effective project coordination.
About You
* Previous experience as a Project Planner within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
* Advanced user of Microsoft Project, Project Online or Project Server.
* Engineering qualification (HNC, HND, Degree or Apprenticeship).
* Experience creating and maintaining detailed project schedules.
* Proven background working across multiple concurrent projects.
* Understanding of project planning systems and their integration with ERP/business systems.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.
* Organised, proactive and able to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable Skills
* Experience within bespoke machinery, automation or design-to-order manufacturing.
* Knowledge of Critical Chain Project Management.
* Experience working on complex, long-duration engineering projects.
What's on Offer
* £40,000 - £50,000 basic salary.
* Permanent role with a growing engineering business.
* Full training on specialist machinery and internal systems.
* Excellent long-term career development opportunities.
* Comprehensive benefits package