Senior Project Planner

Senior Project Planner 
Barnstaple based (with a mix of office and home-based working)

We are SEA.
Engineered to protect. We protect what matters - our nations, our waters, our land, our cities, our people, our environment, our world.

Join us.
SEA is a market leading company delivering and supporting advanced solutions in both Maritime Defence and Intelligent Transport sectors. 
In Defence, we provide state-of-the-art solutions for naval ship and fleet protection, submarine communications and undersea surveillance and communication systems and products. Our systems deliver rapid response to threat and system effectiveness and interoperation. Our systems support an ever-growing number of navies across the world.
Within Intelligent Transport, we supply high-integrity transport management software and systems, specifically developed for complex road and rail environments. Our multi-platform solutions enable and promote healthier, smarter cities while enhancing road and rail safety for all.
This role will support our business, implementing and overseeing project schedules.  The role will require you to collaborate with Project and Programme Managers to set tasks and monitoring the execution of project timelines. You will also be required to prepare project progress and performance evaluation reports to ensure we are delivering our projects to the highest standards.

What we offer
Your work, your contribution, deserves to be recognised and rewarded. Have a look at the benefits we offer:

Work life balance:

• Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus buy and sell
• Up to 16 days flexi leave accrual
• Half day Fridays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive special paid leave

Family & wellbeing:

• Private medical health insurance & Employee Assistance Program
• All Staff Bonus
• Group Pension Plan of up to 7% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing centre
• Sports & Social activities
• Employee Discounts portal - online and instore discounts, travel savings etc
• Canada Life GP and financial advice
• Life assurance policy
• Publication and recruitment bonus rewards
• Development opportunities, including LinkedIn learning

Facilities & resources:

• Electric vehicle charging points at all sites
• Private seated lunch areas
• Onsite bistro (Barnstaple office) and free hot and cold beverages
• Onsite showers and toiletries provision
• Free onsite parking

What you’ll be doing
Although initially assigned to support projects within the Maritime Solutions Division, the job holder may be required to support the other Divisions, also. Collaborate with project managers to define tasks, timelines, and resource requirements, supporting activity estimating where required.

• Create detailed Microsoft Project schedules, including integrating plans to create master schedules.
• Input into the development of Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB) at bid stage and supporting any subsequent project re-baselining during delivery.
• Complete critical path and schedule risk analysis using tools such as Acumen Fuse, considering the DCMA 14-point check list
• Track project progress and update schedules as needed.
• Keep stakeholders informed of project progress and deadlines.
• Work with Heads of Disciplines to correctly allocate resource, and materials.
• Identify Risks, Opportunities, Assumptions, and Dependencies within schedules and support the development of mitigation strategies and risk forecasting.
• Ensure schedules align and meet the project scope and objectives.
• Create progress reports using Earned Value Management techniques and evaluate project performance.
• Travel may be required to other SEA sites as well as customer and supplier premises both in the UK and abroad.

The skills you need

• Expert within Schedule and planning Management
• Proficient within Budgeting & Control
• Proficient in Resource Management
• Proficient in Risk, Opportunity, and Issue Management
• Proficient in Change Control
• Proficient in Stakeholder Management

Join us and be part of something smaller - with 300 people in the UK and Canada - doing something bigger: protecting what matters. 
If you would like to know more, please give our Talent Acquisition Business Partner Kelly-Ann a call on

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