Scheduling Assistant

Job Description

Job Title: Project Scheduler Assistant

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

Salary: £35,000

What you’ll be doing:

As a Project Scheduler Assistant the individual in this role will be supporting the Warship Support scheduling community across a range of projects. The role will report to the Scheduling Manager. Your core duties will include:

• Ensuring schedules remain relevant to work enablement and project delivery
• Ability to support ship visits to evaluate customer requirements in more detail and understand project progress
• PC literate with Microsoft Project desirable and able to use or learn an ERP system such as SAP as well as other Integrated Business Systems (IBS)

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Previous experience in refit/installation/repair experience in a Maritime/Oil & Gas or similar engineering environment
• Awareness of general H&S/Environmental regulations and safe working practices
• Basic understanding of the requirement of planning, scheduling and controls that are required in the delivery of a project

Desirable:

• RN Fit or refit exposure would be useful

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 Maritime team:

As a Project Scheduler Assistant, you will support the team on medium to large projects but within a wider team of around 15 schedulers. There will be opportunities to work with other schedules on larger-scale projects. You will work closely and support other Project Managers and Project Controllers, the Delivery and engineering teams – as well as senior stakeholders within the MOD.

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: 26th September 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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