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Basildon

Salary - Negotiable DOE

Monday - Friday days

Your new role:

Based in South Essex, you will be joining a well-known manufacturing company which specialises in the design, manufacturing, build and installation of automated machinery working in several industries. With a large order book and continuous projects for the next 3-6 years, this is an excellent time to join an ever-expanding business

.The business now has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project planner to join their expanding Projects & Operations team. Working alongside the Project department, the project planner will support the project management team in the maintenance of realistic and up-to-date project plans across the portfolio of projects.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

Maintaining the status of project plans via regular departmental reviews with the Operations Manager and wider project reviews with the Project Team Manager and team.
Maintain project templates and resource profiles
Maintain the configuration of the project planning system
Generate draft project plans for review at project kick-off
Reference and analyse actual data from past projects for incorporation into draft project plans.
Working with Project Team Manager to create and maintain project reportsThis is just a summed-up list, and other duties will be required.

Skills & Experience required:

Advanced user of MS Project, Project On-Line or Project Server
Exposure to long duration and complex projects
Engineering qualification and background
Proven experience in project management and managing multiple projects
Experience of manufacturing and engineering in a design to order business
Ability to manage your own workload based on priorities and timelines.What you need to do now if you're interested in this role:

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