Project Planner and Scheduler
Full-Time, Permanent
Inchinnan, Hybrid working
About the Company
JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop, maintain and manage the Planning system for projects while preparing close-out reports, creating / maintaining the historical database and improving quality of feedback to tender/project.
- Create and analyse shortage reports, identifying risk and possible solutions.
- Manage and expedite relevant functions to meet critical schedule deadlines and milestones in conjunction with Project Team and supporting departments, develop WBS, CBS, OBS and define baseline schedules.
You will establish, manage and update fully resourced schedule for assigned projects whilst ensuring all Changes and Variations are captured in the schedule and the impact evaluated, proposing alternative/corrective solutions.
Liaise with Clients and Subcontractors or Vendors to ensure full compliance and control of the overall integrated project schedule and also develop, maintain and manage Projects specific planning, scheduling, reporting processes and procedures, ensuring their application.
In addition, gather actual data, update project schedule and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.
Measure, control and report project progress highlighting any issues or areas of concern.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
- Planning / scheduling experience, in a projects/manufacturing environment.
- Risk analysis experience.
- Understanding of ERP processes
- APM or PMI Certification is an advantage.
- Specific training courses related to Project Management, Planning and relevant tools.
- Relevant experience within the Oil & Gas, Defence, heavy engineering industry.
- Ideally with exposure to manufacturing, diving/subsea sectors, with both on-shore and off-shore scope of works.
- Proficient user of Primavera P6 and MS-Project, good knowledge of excel; configuration of ERPs (Glovia, SAP, JD Edwards) in a project environment is an advantage.
- Degree (Business Administration/Finance/Engineering) would be advantageous.
*You will need to be a UK resident with the right to work in the UK and also be able to obtain SC level clearance.
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JFD – part of a Global James Fisher Group
James Fisher is a global engineering services company that has evolved from its origins as a ship owner and operator to provide expertise and innovative technology across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. We help our customers deliver on their promises safely, efficiently, and responsibly. With a strong heritage built on our people and innovation, we are embedding sustainability across our business.
Our strategy, centred around the One James Fisher ambition, aims to build a cohesive engineering service company in the Blue Economy.
- Our Energy Division offers safe, sustainable products and services for oil, gas, and renewables.
- The Defence Division provides underwater systems and life support for defence and commercial diving markets.
- Maritime Transport leads in global maritime shipping and ship-to-ship transfer services.
Together, we are building a brighter, bolder, and more innovative future.
The Opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for a Project Planner and Scheduler to join the JFD team to ensure planning & scheduling best practices are applied across all projects for strategically important international defence projects.
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