Project Planner Portsmouth, South East England, England
Job description
KBS Maritime is Joint Venture (JV) that delivers Asset Management, Facilities Management and Energy Solutions across the maritime and defence environments. With parent companies KBR and BAE Systems the JV has the pedigree of two huge companies, but we have the ethos of a small business where our people are valued and empowered to succeed. It’s a great place to work and we bring opportunity to all our team
The Role
KBS is recruiting a Project Planner to support the KBS Project Control Function based in Portsmouth. This role will be responsible for maintaining the two-year Forward Works Plan (FWP) L4 schedule and provides a vital role in the collation of data and analysis of milestones, to maintain business profitability.
Main Responsibilities:
- Organisation of weekly schedule updates with Project Managers
- Analysis of schedule data
- Maintaining schedule integrity
- Provision of statistics for driving KPIs/PIs to timely completion
- Advising Project Managers of appropriate schedule structure
- Liaison with the Project Management Office(PMO) to assess impact to changes against L2 Infra Programme (IP)
- Addition of emergent works to FWP
- Monitoring Project Control inbox for additions/changes to schedule
- Project Planning/Scheduling
- Liaison with other KBS functions
- Uses experience and knowledge to solve problems, such as project dependencies
- Ensures project schedule dependencies remain current
- Prioritises tasks to ensure data integrity for specific reports
- Uses judgement to interpret internal and external issues and develop best practices.
- Assist with development of Project Control processes and procedures
- Full engagement with Programme/Project Managers
- Advises on tasks required for adherence to policies and procedures
- Assist in performing and delegating administrative office duties or projects as required or as assigned
- Stakeholder management – Integration of Design Management, Project Management and Client requirements
Experience and Behaviors:
Experience:
- Use of Microsoft Project
- Use of Microsoft Excel including ability to utilise formulae/pivot tables, etc
- Understanding of project lifecycle
- Knowledge of Sharepoint
- Drafting and review processes (General Understanding)
Behaviors
- Effective positive communication and problem solving skills
- Collaborative approach
- Ability to Prioritise
- Agile and flexible approach
- Attention to detail.
Core competencies:
- Flexibility – Be adaptable in responding to change and uncertainty to deliver what is needed and added value.
- Building Relationships – Be able to engage with and maintain productive relationships with a diverse team
- Communication skills – Be articulate and engaging. Demonstrate ability across different styles for example, passionate, empathetic, assertive, reflective etc.
- Self-motivation – Be able to add value without being prompted. Take responsibility for actions effectively prioritise workload and provide support as needed.
- Analytical Thinking – ability to identify issues and offer solutions
- Organisational skills – plans well in advance, sets clear objectives, manages time effectively.
The job description aims to describe the role and the kind of person we are looking for, but we understand not everyone is a perfect match to a job description, so if you think you can do the job, please apply. We welcome applications from disadvantaged communities, service veterans and military spouses
