Key Responsibilities:
- Planning and monitoring the progress of major projects throughout their lifecycle
- Executing detailed schedules for equipment, materials, and labour relative to schedule needs
- Managing schedule adherence to meet internal and external customer needs effectively
- Identifying and managing project critical paths, risks, and opportunities
- Analysing schedule progress and performance
- Coordinating workstream resource usage reviews
- Engaging stakeholders through clear communication and report preparation
Job Requirements:
- Relevant engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification and/or experience
- Experience in delivering projects within a multi-disciplinary engineering environment
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills, presenting, and reporting capabilities
- Confidence in leading team meetings, both in-person and online
- Proficiency in using MS Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
Desirable Skills:
- Experience in automotive and/or marine engineering
- Experience in production assembly
- Experience with brown and greenfield construction projects
Additional Features:
- Exposure to all areas of the business, working collaboratively to deliver high-value programmes
- Based at the Shoreham-by-Sea office, with occasional travel to project sites both nationally and internationally
- Opportunity to influence processes and implement best practices
Behavioural Competencies:
- High personal standards of integrity
- Effective communicator across all levels, including external clients
- Proactive in leading planning meetings and resolving issues
- Confident in delivering tasks on time and to a high standard
- Organised and able to multi-task
- Ability to prioritise and respond urgently to serious issues
If you are a skilled Project Planner looking for a new opportunity to drive and deliver complex automotive programmes, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team.