Planning, Scheduling & Dependencies Manager

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Bristol
Salary
Competitive
Posted
14 Jun 2022
Closes
12 Jul 2022
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Planning, Scheduling & Dependencies Manager on a 6 month contract based in Bristol.

This Position will be inside IR35

Responsibilities of the Planning, Scheduling & Dependencies Manager:

* Defines appropriate Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) in line with the adopted project development and project delivery strategy.

* Works with the Programme Manager to create a Programme Schedule for both standard and large complex projects, taking all customer requirements and available resource into consideration.

* Maximises efficiency of the project strategy with respect to time, cost, and quality.

* Ensures that all Project Schedules are submitted for formal Baseline assurance and approval.

* Conducts critical payment milestone reviews, including the production of analytical and variance reports, and works with the Project Team to assess and take corrective action.

* Updates the Schedule, comparing actual work performed against the approved Baseline Schedule.

* Provides impact analysis of Schedule changes, identifies Schedule variances and opportunities for project acceleration, and proactively develops mitigation strategies with the Project Manager.

* Supports the Project Manager to identify activities impacting the Schedule's Critical Path (CP), and facilitates identification of rectification measures.

* Prepares Schedule text for monthly progress reports to communicate progress and issues to multiple audiences, both internal and external.

* Attends key Governance meetings, as and when required. This will also include travel to key customer sites.

* Dashboarding and reporting on budget, scope and resourcing from project data.

* Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action, or recovery on or before Schedule slippage.

* Identification, tracking and management of project dependencies and inter-project dependencies.

* Ability to identify Risks and Opportunities from Schedule analysis and ensure these are formally documented within the Risk Register.

* Work closely with the customer's Programme Scheduler through formal alignment and joint scrutiny sessions to assess project performance and ensure alignment of key deliverables and expectations.

Requirements of the Planning, Scheduling & Dependencies Manager

* Programme scheduling/planning

* Stakeholder management

* Organisational skills

* Knowledge of Programme and Project Management

* Commercial awareness

Our Company

Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time