Project Planner

The Client:

Rullion is excited to partner with a leading innovator in advanced system integration who possess over 50 years project experience across highly regulated sectors. Due to expansion, our client is seeking a Project Planner with experience ideally in the energy sector.

This is a permanent role, based in Staffordshire with flexibility to work 2 days from home.

Core working hours between 9:30am - 3:00pm with flexibility to start and finish around you - 37.5 hours per week.

Project Planner

This role involves supporting the project delivery team in planning and coordinating projects and program activities across a diverse portfolio. Responsibilities include scheduling project tasks, managing resources, and coordinating supply chain and logistics. Occasional visits to customer sites will be required. The ideal candidate should have experience with various project delivery models, a solid understanding of project lifecycles, and familiarity with systems integration and the Energy Market.

Salary: Highly competitive - please reach out for more info

Benefits include:

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays option to buy/sell
• Life Assurance - 4x salary
• Hybrid working flexible with this
• Access to 6.5% company contribution pension scheme
• Access to various salary sacrifice benefits including electric vehicles
• Support in achieving professional Engineer status (Ieng, CEng) and professional membership fees covered
• Free flu jabs
• Cycle to work scheme
• Green car scheme

Duties:

• Provide detailed impact plans for assessment of variations.
• Coordination and liaison with site-based installation/commissioning teams, providing programme updates and driving progress.
• Coordination and liaison with internal (shop floor build and purchasing) and external (BOM suppliers) supply chain for provision of installation materials to the agreed plan / work schedule.
• Reporting progress, performance, and commercial information to the Programme Management team.
• Working with the Management team and Project Managers to produce and maintain detailed project plans and resource allocation plans across the portfolio.
• Assisting the sales team to provide detailed tender programmes.

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• Proven experience using P6 or MS Project to delivery complex engineering projects.
• Proven experience & understanding of NEC contracts and how this is applied to planning.
• Good skills/experience in Word, Excel, Outlook, databases
• Must be able to work under pressure, to strict deadlines, sometimes juggling multiple demands.
• Willingness to learn and be pro-active.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience using Microsoft Project
• Experience of work planning / work allocation
• Experience of Earned Value Analysis
• Experience of monitoring procurement, supply chain, subcontractors, and logistics
• Experience of working on projects for National Grid and/or other large scale electricity generating companies/transmission companies.

If this role is of interest, please hit APPLY NOW, or alternatively you can send your CV or call Amy Ewence at the Rullion HQ in Altrincham for more information.

We try to respond to all applicants, but sometimes this is not possible due to high volumes of applications; if you have not heard from us within 14 days, regrettably it means you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

This permanent vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd.

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base, from small start-ups to large household names.