Senior Project Planner

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Cubic Transportation Systems is seeking a Senior Project Planner to provide consultancy services to Project Managers and Engineering functions. The role involves preparing, monitoring, and updating project plans using Primavera P6 and MS Projects. Responsibilities include coordinating resource planning meetings, liaising with resource managers, producing detailed budgets, reporting on project progress, advising on progress analysis techniques, reporting schedule slippages, coordinating earned value and critical path reporting, assisting with project costing analysis, and supporting the Bids and Proposals team. The Senior Project Planner will also build relationships with stakeholders, support PMO reporting, establish robust schedules, attend project review meetings, and update/train project managers on planning standards. This role requires experience in a busy planning role, project management effects on objectives, creating and maintaining project plans, supporting complex engineering projects, working with large teams, establishing earned value management processes, and working within engineering or IT development environments. Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Primavera P6, and MS Projects is essential. A degree in a Project/Business discipline or equivalent experience is required, with APM Practitioner or Prince 2 qualifications being desirable.
Must have:
  • Experience in a busy planning role
  • Experience with Primavera P6 & MS Projects
  • Project Management experience
  • Creating and maintaining project plans
  • Supporting complex engineering projects
  • Working with large project teams
  • Earned value management experience
  • Experience in engineering/IT development
  • Proficient in MS Office suite
  • Degree or equivalent experience

Job Details

Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

  • Job Summary:

    Reporting to the Head of Project Planning providing a consultancy service to Project Managers and the Engineering functions regarding the preparation, monitoring and updating of project plans.

    Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Work closely with Project Managers and Engineers in the construction of resourced project plans using Primavera in accordance with company standards and the project structure as identified by the Project Manager
    • Coordinate and chair resource planning meeting
    • Coordinate liaison with resource managers to ensure timely allocation and utilization of staff resources
    • Coordinate the production of detailed budgets consistent with resourced project plans
    • Coordinate, report on and analyse the status of project progress
    • Assist and advise in the reporting of progress to customers, senior management and project team members
    • Advise on techniques for analyzing progress, identifying problem areas, establishing current position and forecasting trends
    • Report significant schedule slippages
    • Coordination of Cubic’s resource planning process
    • Coordination of earned value and critical path reporting process
    • Assist in the analysis of project costing reports
    • Assist/advise in reporting of progress to customers, senior management and project team members
    • Assist the Bids and Proposals team as required in the preparation of proposals, including project/contract mobilization stage and engineering development stage
    • Ensure plans are accurate, realistic and consistent with estimates of costs to complete
    • Build credible relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, colleagues and project team members
    • Support the PMO and Head of Project Planning with monthly reporting requirements
    • Work in conjunction with Programme and Engineering Managers to establish robust schedules
    • Attend and contribute to project review meetings
    • Update Cubic’s planning standards/procedures and educate/train project managers in their use
    • Travel to customer and other Cubic sites for meeting attendance as and when required
    • Comply with Cubic’s values and adherence to all company policy and procedure.  In particular comply with the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
    • In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.
    • Minimum Job Requirements:
    • Skills knowledge and experience:

      Essential:

    • experience of working in a busy Planning role
    • experience of working with planning software e.g. Primavera P6 & MS Projects
    • Experienced in all aspects of Project Management including its effects on the implementation and delivery of project objectives
    • Competent in creating and maintaining robust project plans throughout the entire project lifecycle
    • Providing planning support to complex engineering projects
    • Experience of working across large and complex project teams and with multiple parties (internal and external)
    • Experience of establishing and reporting earned value management processes
    • Experience of working within an engineering or IT development environment
    • Competent user of MS Office suite (Word & Excel, Primavera P6 and MS Projects)

      Education and qualifications

      Essential:

    • Degree or equivalent in a Project/Business discipline (or equivalent level of experience)

      Desirable:

    • APM Practitioner qualification or equivalent (this is a Project Management qualification, I believe it’s a nice to have but not essential)
    • Prince 2

      Personal Qualities

    • Pro- active and responsive communication style and able to build effective relationships
    • Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment
    • Able to learn quickly and to think laterally, with the perseverance to understand, identify and explain shortcomings in complex arguments
    • Able to effectively explain key issues to mixed audiences
    • Strong negotiation skills with the ability to be persuasive
    • Accurate with a keen eye for detail
    • Resilient and able to thrive in a busy environment
    • Able to multitask, prioritise and work effectively under pressure

      The description provided above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities and requirements.  Duties, responsibilities and requirements may change over time and according to business needd

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Worker Type:

Employee

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About The Company

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners.We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).CTS is an industry-leading integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications.CTS delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network. Cubic Defense provides networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) solutions, and live, virtual, constructive and game-based training solutions for both U.S. and Allied Forces. These mission-inspired capabilities enable assured multi-domain access; converged digital intelligence; and superior readiness for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions.

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