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Project Planner

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 40,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Laindon, Essex

Expire in: 12 days

Job Description

Project Planner

Location: Essex
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + Benefits
Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Planner to join a growing engineering business delivering complex, bespoke automation and capital equipment projects.

Working closely with the Project Management team, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining and analysing project schedules across a portfolio of engineering projects, ensuring accurate planning, resource management and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with an engineering background who enjoys working in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

  * Develop, maintain and update project plans across multiple engineering projects.

  * Produce project schedules using Microsoft Project, Project Online or Project Server.

  * Support project kick-off meetings by preparing initial project plans.

  * Monitor project progress and update schedules through regular project reviews.

  * Work closely with Project Managers and Operations teams to ensure plans remain accurate and achievable.

  * Maintain project templates, resource profiles and planning standards.

  * Analyse historical project data to improve future planning accuracy.

  * Produce project reports, KPIs and planning metrics.

  * Maintain the integrity and accuracy of project planning data.

  * Support continuous improvement of project planning processes and systems.

  * Assist with future migration and configuration of project planning software.

  * Liaise with engineering, production and commercial teams to ensure effective project coordination.

About You

  * Previous experience as a Project Planner within an engineering or manufacturing environment.

  * Advanced user of Microsoft Project, Project Online or Project Server.

  * Engineering qualification (HNC, HND, Degree or Apprenticeship).

  * Experience creating and maintaining detailed project schedules.

  * Proven background working across multiple concurrent projects.

  * Understanding of project planning systems and their integration with ERP/business systems.

  * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  * Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

  * Organised, proactive and able to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Skills

  * Experience within bespoke machinery, automation or design-to-order manufacturing.

  * Knowledge of Critical Chain Project Management.

  * Experience working on complex, long-duration engineering projects.

What's on Offer

  * £40,000 - £50,000 basic salary.

  * Permanent role with a growing engineering business.

  * Full training on specialist machinery and internal systems.

  * Excellent long-term career development opportunities.

  * Comprehensive benefits package

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