PMO Planner

This is a remote position.

Contract - PMO Planner

**Salary**: Up to £500-£525 a day depending on experience

Location: Remote (Full time Mon-Fri) with one day per week to the Manchester Office

Duration: 6 month contract (Outside IR35)
- Please note we are not currently able to support those who require sponsorship to work in the UK._

About Project Partners

Project Partners has a passion for delivering projects. Not just successfully, but on-time and to budget

We started this journey on a mission to empower people to deliver projects successfully. Being project professionals ourselveswe know what works.

Our insider knowledge means we know exactly what great project delivery needs. We went on to build our consultancy services with people in mind.

Helping clients reach their goals, challenging the outputs to deliver fantastic results and partnering with clients to find the right solution, is what we dobrilliantly.

Our Just Cause is “to empower people everywhere to deliver excellent change for any organisation.” Sounds like a bit of you? Come take a look

Summary of the role and main accountabilities

We are searching for a PMO Planner extraordinaire with a wealth of experience in creating project and programme plans using MSP for a variety of services across different sectors. Sound like you?

If you are successful, you will work for a one of our clients initially and will be responsible for developing, tracking, maintaining, monitoring, and ensuring timely delivery of both top-level and lower-level schedules. You will work closely with workstream owners and Project Managers to make sure that the Microsoft Project plan is in excellent shape and expertly implemented. You’ll also have the opportunity to provide expert planning advice to stakeholders and project teams on the planning process throughout the project lifecycle. This is a hands on roll and we are looking for planners that only work in perfection. If you think you have what it takes, we'd love to hear from you.
- **A planning pro**: You're an expert in project planning and can create and manage comprehensive project plans with ease. In particular you LOVE the MSP tool
- **Dependable and organized**: You have excellent organisational skills and are reliable in meeting deadlines and managing priorities
- **Strategic thinker**: You're a big-picture thinker who can anticipate potential issues and plan proactively to minimize risks and maximize results
- **Detail-oriented**: You have a keen eye for detail and can ensure accuracy and precision in project plans and reports
- **Strong communicator**: You have excellent communication skills and can work closely with stakeholders to manage expectations and keep everyone informed of progress
- **Collaborative team player**: You work well in a team environment and can collaborate effectively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders at all levels
- **Client-focused**: You're committed to delivering high-quality service to clients and can build strong relationships with them to understand their needs and expectations
- **Adaptable and flexible**: You can adapt to changing project requirements and can pivot quickly to adjust plans and manage risks
- **Passion for learning**: You're passionate about staying up-to-date with the latest project management methodologies and tools and enjoy continuously developing your skills to stay ahead of the curve.

Deliverables
- Work collaboratively with Project Managers, workstream owners, and stakeholders to develop project plans
- Own, track, and manage programme plans to ensure on-time delivery
- Identify and track key interdependencies with workstream plans
- Produce a weekly Level 0 & Level 1 Programme POAP report for Programme board meetings
- Ensure that change request procedures are followed, submitted, and signed off by the programme director before any baseline date is changed in the plan
- Where there are no procedures in place (such as change control) put these standards and processes in place to ensure excellency
- Report any plan slippage and highlight areas of risk and opportunity with escalation where needed
- Ensure adherence to established project management methodologies and standards, including the use of project management tools and templates
- Join project checkpoint calls with the heads and Programme Director and act as a ‘critical friend’ by challenging any planning related slippages against the plan to agree solutions to get projects back on track
- Track outputs of various governance boards to capture any approved changes to plans and key milestones and ensure plans align with the PMO reporting function so that a single version of the truth remains constant throughout the Programme.