Master Planner

Programme Management
- Havant

**About the Role**
- Deliver expert services in Scheduling, Cost, Risk and Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Knowledge of Control Account Management and Work Package Management approaches.
- Development and maintenance of Performance Measurement Baselines, ensuring fully integrated Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Statement of Work (SOW), Schedule, Earned Value and Risk baselines.
- Creation and maintenance of the programme Integrated Master Plan (IMP), ensuring traceability between Statement of Work, Work Breakdown Structure, CDRLS and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) is held within the IMP/IMS.
- Creation and maintenance of schedule management plans and that their IMPs, IMSs and all supporting schedules are inclusive of all relevant LM, Vendor and customer activities and dependencies, are fully integrated and current.
- Ensure that time-phased predictive analyses, critical path verification and schedule risk assessments are performed to assure the capability of the program to meet their commitments.
- Ensure resolution of schedule conflicts and develops & implements work-around strategies and tactical alternatives.
- Ensure performance and health metrics analysis is used to drive actions resulting in improved programme performance.
- Deliver disciplined Budgeting and amendment principles, practices and processes, working closely with Programme Financial Control (PFC). Co-ordinate / lead Internal Programme Review (IPR) meetings, ensure actions are closed in a timely manner.
- Assist with the annual Comprehensive Estimate at Completion (CEAC) and Monthly Estimate at completion (EAC) Process.
- Coordinate the establishment of Earned Value (EV) plans with CAMs and advise on the appropriate use of EV techniques, together with analysis of their work packages in terms of performance / variance to plan.
- Provide expertise to the Programme Control Team Lead in developing a Control Account Manager (CAM) environment, interfacing with respective CAMs and PFC.
- Provide supporting data for programme reviews covering Schedule, Risk and EVM and provide timely reports, measurements and performance assessments.
- Assist Programme Control Team Lead with delivering a risk management service for Programme risks identification, assessment, mitigation planning, mitigation action tracking and reporting of risks and opportunities status.
- Co-ordinate Monthly Risk Management Reviews working closely with the Programme Manager re Agenda Items and Meeting Action Items.
- Ensure that risk mitigation activities are embedded in the cost and schedule baseline and that risk impacts and fall back plans are properly assessed for the establishment of Management Reserve & schedule margin.
- Participation in development, documenting, execution, monitoring and improvement of department processes to ensure economic, rapid responses to existing and new customer requirements.
- Supporting processes to new business opportunities across projects
- Provide Skilled Planning / Scheduling and Risk & Opportunity Management Subject Matter Expertise to other areas of the business and suppliers as directed by the Programme Office Manager.
- The role will not be authorized to provide services to Lockheed Martin, which are directly related to business development, acquisition, or sales efforts for a Lockheed Martin customer or potential customer. Any exception to this rule can only be granted, in advance, by the Lockheed Martin UK Ltd, Havant representative or legal counsel representative.
- Contractor/Agency to be responsible for maintaining certifications, accreditations, adequate professional indemnity insurance and training required to perform their role.

**Required skills, qualifications and experience**
- Experience of providing leadership to others within a Project or Programme Management environment.
- Demonstrable skills in training people on Programme Controls/Programme Performance topics
- Experience of providing data driven recommendations to Programme Management and Senior Leadership Team
- Experience of delivering programme controls on bids and proposal activities.
- Well versed in Programmatic governance approaches
- SME in Programme Performance Management
- Expertise in use of Microsoft Project® and Deltek Open Plan® or similar tools
- Proficient use of ARM (Risk Management) tool or equivalent- Experience with schedule risk management tools
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills.

**Job Reference Number**
- 13523BR

**Employee Type**
- Full Time

**Duration**
- 6 months

**Hours Per Week**
- 37.5

**Working Schedule**
- 4xFlex

**Country**
- United Kingdom (UK)

**Clearance Required for Role**
- BPSS

**Graduate, Intern or Apprentice Vacancy?**
- No

**What we offer you**
- At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectf