Project Planning Professional - Lead Planner - Submarines

Project Planning Professional - Lead Planner - Submarines

Full Time

Derby

Our Rolls-Royce Submarines Project Management Teams are looking for outstanding project planning candidates. Our customers are reliant on us to deliver our projects on time, with the desired outcomes and within budgets. You will be instrumental in helping to ensure we both meet and exceed their expectations

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If you are successful, we will work closely with you to find the best fit, based on your skills, experience, personality, and preferences. Join us and we’ll provide an environment where you can be yourself. We offer an inclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, cares for your wellbeing, and gives you a platform for continuous learning. You will gain access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities to develop your career which is fully supported by world-class training and developmen

t.
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yce
Why Rolls-Roy

ce?
Building a better World with Nu

clearWe are uniquely placed to help build a better world with nuclear using world-leading technologies for power and propulsion solutions. What we do really mat

ters.
It’s not every day that you can say that the work you do helps keep the UK safe, but that is just one of the unique benefits of securing a role within Rolls-Royce Submarines. We’re a leader in propulsion system design and development for the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine fleet and the sole provider and technical auth

ority.
In addition, our hotbed of innovation and problem-solving solutions mean our diverse and exciting range of growth opportunities is on the increase. These range from expanding our current product and service offerings through to entering new markets, including space exploration, and sustaining the environment through the development of clean energy solutions, such as the deployment of micro reactors, synthetic fuel production and the power of hy

drogen.
Watch our Submarine Story and visit our Defence Website to learn more about our ambitious world-leading successes and

purpose.

BenefitsWe believe in bringing pride, accomplishment and prosperity to our people and the communities we work in by offering excellent development, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee d

iscounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are and where hybrid working is possible, we support ways in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days

per week.
Find out more about wha

t we offer.
What you w

ill be doing
As a Lead Planner you will maintain schedule(s) for the assigned work scope in line with the Submarines monthly planning cycle, whilst being responsible for the creation and management of Control Account Schedules (CAS) that reflect the work required to deliver the customer or business requirements. You will be acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all planning & scheduling methodology and processes adopted within the

assigned teamYou will work with key stakeholders to capture the project work scope, in line with customer requirements. This could include the development of a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Statement of Work (SOW) and Basis of Es

• timate (BOE).
  Provide planning process support / governance and guidance to the wider delivery team and those developing level 3 plans to support
• work packages.Accountable for identifying schedule impact issues within the CAS and proactively pursue solutions within the baseline boundaries of quality, cost, and time. Also understanding any impacts to internal and external deliverables or
• dependencies.Understanding of Earned Value Management (EVM) and its associated processes, with ability to interpret EVM dat
• a and reports.Working knowledge of Earned Value Techniques (EVTs) to enable accurate cost profiling and appropriate performa
• nce reporting.Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to Planners acro

ss the busines
Who we

are looking forAt Rolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration and seek simplicity in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek

• for all roles.
  Project Planning and Controls (PPC), or the APM Project Management Qualification
• (PMQ) desirableDemonstratable experience within a similar position/entry level qualification (HNC or Foundation De
• gree) desirable.Experience of developing schedules within a com
• plex environmentA willingness to become an associate or full m
• ember of the APMStrong knowledge and skills of scheduling software (Primavera P6) and subsequen

t functionality.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise thei

r full potential.
We want to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak with your recruiter and we will endeavour to support with any reaso

nable adjustments.
You can learn more about our global Inclu

sion strategy here.
Security Clearance and requi

rements for the roleTo work for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check (SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you don’t currently already

have this in place.
Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets, you must hold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additional scrutiny and background checks prior to comme