Project Scheduler

Job Description

Job Title: Project Scheduler

Location: Portsmouth Naval Base. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £53,000 dependent on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Creating and maintaining schedules as required using Microsoft Project and other business approved software
• Liaising with project stakeholders to make sure that schedule information is correct
• Reporting schedule slippages to the senior project team
• Assessing the impact of change to the schedule
• Producing schedule metrics to include critical paths and resource profiles

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge of ship repair process through proven experience (Trades/RN)
• IT Literate with common Windows packages
• Ability to communicate on different levels to either gain or report relevant information

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The scheduling team:

The scheduling team in Warship Support are responsible for providing all schedule requirements across all platforms that are supported by Portsmouth Naval Base. This includes the accurate reporting of project dates and working on recovery plans where changes impact key milestones. As a scheduler you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders from the PM and delivery areas, building a valuable skill base from which to seek more senior positions.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 2nd October 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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