Morson Edge have some fantastic opportunities for Planning Practitioners to join the team with our prestigious client BAE Systems at their site in Warton, these are hybrid roles 3 days per week on-site and 2 different levels are required.

Role Description

• We have a requirement for a Lead/Senior Scheduler/ Planner, based in Preston between Warton and Samlesbury sites.
• Some Primavera experience would be preferable, but not essential.
• There will be a requirement to mentor/ support a junior planner/ scheduler on technical aspects of scheduling, although allocation of daily tasks and Line Management duties will be covered by a BAE Scheduling Lead.
• On-site presence within the designated project team will be required 2-3 days a week.
• Lead the creation and timely update of a Master Construction Schedule for the Building and Infrastructure investment portfolio, including the associated dependencies and enablers, in support of FCAS capability insertion within the Air Sector.
• Providing an accurate and topical programme for all Building & Infrastructure deliverables essential to provide a capability for aircraft development, test & delivery.
• You could potentially work across a broad range of projects, where you will be expected to Introduce best practise in terms of Planning/ Scheduling, sharing skills and experience with colleagues and the rest of the project teams

Core Duties

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):
• Maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for specific projects. This management information artefact is produced on a periodic basis and requires conformance to Defence Contract Management Agency (DCMA) standards.
• Provide agreed monthly schedule outputs and reports as part of the defined schedule month end process.
• Reporting into the Schedule Lead, working with multiple stakeholders across integrated project teams and with the broader project controls community.
• Ensure robust cost and schedule alignment are maintained and informing risk management decisions.
• Contribute and work with Risk team to perform Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) to provide confidence in the deliver ability of the schedule, providing narrative on production performance including forecasted future outcomes.
• Continuous development of the IMS to ensure topicality and capability of providing challenge and supporting the Project Control community.
• As required model risk/opportunity to support decision making including risk provision.
• Provide support during external audit, provide confidence to the customer and DCMA that appropriate project controls applied.