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Morson Talent are currently recruiting for a Project Planner to work on the behalf of one of our reputable Aerospace clients based in Yeovil, Somerset. This is a full-time position on an initial contract of 12 months, with possibility of extension.
Engineering Planning provides an integrated planning solution through the use of Engineering Technical Area plans in the UK and Italy. Further programme integration at the Engineering level and linking to other areas of the business is currently in progress offering improved adherence to standard times for product design and develop-ment, the scheduling of resources at skill level and control through KPI metrics.

An Engineering Planner is sought to:
• Support Engineering departments to maintain and progress Technical Area and/or Programme Plans for monthly review.
• Define input and output activities and critical dependencies in order to link activities between plans.
• Work with Engineer Task owners to ensure forecasts profiles are realistic and achievable
• Support scope change and the timely flow down to relevant managers/areas.
• Prepare and analyse the necessary data in order to support plans progress review.
• Report on programme key performance indicators including variance analysis (cost and schedule, correc-tive action plan).
• Prepare monthly contract profitability reviews and present to Chief Project Engineers for approval
• Prepare Baseline Change Requests and budget amendments.
• Maintain alignment of Programme/Function SAP and Andromeda budgets
• Support development/improvement activities within the Engineering Planning Function

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Good relationship building, communicating and negotiating capability, familiar with problem solving and team working.
• MS Project (desirable).
• SAP experience (desirable).
• Budget Change Request/project configuration control techniques.
• Knowledge in the planning of technical programmes and deriving EVMS/KPI metrics.
• Knowledge of planning practices, budget distribution, cost collection systems.

50/50 work home split, 100% initially for familiarisation.

If this position is of interest to you, please apply below or contact Kaisey for more information.
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