Project Planning Capability Lead

Description:

Techniche Global are supporting an engineering defence contractor to appoint a Project Planning Capability Lead responsible for supporting the integration of new enterprise level planning & scheduling management toolsets, ensuring standardised and co-ordinate use across the entire portfolio.   
Salary:                up to £75k per annum
Location:             Bristol (hybrid- 1-2 days working in the office)
Duration:             perm/ full-time
Requirements:      eligible for SC Clearance – only sole British
  
Key responsibilities:

Reporting to the Head of PM&PC, you will work with the other Discipline Leads (Cost, Risk, Project Controls & Project Management) to ensure best practice approaches, governance and techniques, in line with Group policies, are embedded as part of our local operating model(s) and project delivery lifecycle – focusing on instilling strong foundations and forward looking, proactive approaches to delivery.
Leading the community of individuals specialised in planning & scheduling, including professional development, mentoring and coaching.
You will also work with the PM&PC Function Operations Lead to generate a pipeline of suitably qualified and experienced planning & scheduling professionals in line with related delivery demand across the portfolio.
Shape the future of project planning & scheduling within our business.   
Essential experience of the Project Planning Capability Lead:

Significant experience of project planning & scheduling management, control techniques and approaches.
Significant experience in the use, administration and database maintenance of scheduling toolsets such as P6 (preferred) and MSP.
Comprehensive experience of delivering/leading planning & scheduling management within projects and programmes for large and technically complex equipment or system delivery contracts.
Experience of using, or working alongside, related Project Controls software tools (or similar) such as Active Risk Manager, RiskHive, Deltec Cobra, Safran or Primavera Risk Analyser etc.
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to interact successfully at all levels.
Experience of using ERP systems, including IFS (or similar) is desirable.   
Qualifications for the Project Planning Capability Lead:

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you. Company Benefits

Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity