Introduction
Saab UK is a British company that is part of Saab Group’s global high-technology operations. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space and civil security. In the UK we bring together the best of Swedish and British innovation and engineering to provide our customers with products and solutions that push boundaries for what is considered technically possible. Our mission is to help our customers to keep people and society safe.
Our Saab UK business is going through a period of rapid growth, this means that we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK Ltd combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Across the country we have seven principle sites which focus on software engineering, underwater robotics, training services and radars. Globally we number over 22,000 employees and have operations on all continents. Technologically we are leaders in many areas, and we reinvest a high proportion of our earnings in internal research and development. We collaborate with colleagues around the world who all share our challenge - to make the world a safer place.
Saab is a company with opportunities, a company where we see diversity as an asset and where you have both considerable responsibility as well as good opportunities for advancing in your career. Additionally, Saab is a company that respects each person’s needs for a rewarding life beyond work.
The Role:
The Project Planner will work as part of our Saab Seaeye underwater robotics business in Fareham. The successful candidate will work closely with the Program Manager, Work Package Leads and Project Financial Controller in order to create and maintain project plans for each of our underwater robotic builds.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities:
* Establish a hierarchy of plans from Program to Work Package level

* Working closely with the Work Package Leads, develop the schedule granularity for each work package to enable an appropriate level of control and reporting

* Ensure dependencies between work packages are reflected in the delivery schedule

* Develop a consistent format for project plans across the project

* Provide "progress against plan" reporting at an appropriate level for team members, Program Manager and Steering Groups explaining variances from baseline plan

* Actively support the project risk and issue management process

* Support the transition of the project plans into a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool

* Become a trusted, integrated member of the project delivery team

Skills and Experience:
* Extensive relevant experience working in New Product Development and New Product Introduction projects

* Highly proficient in Microsoft Project, Jira and Excel

* Experience of working with ERP/MRP

* Experience of working with a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool

* A project management qualification (e.g. APM, Prince2, PMI) is preferable

* Well-developed team working skills