Release Analyst

Gaydon

JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

ROLE PROFILE

This role is an opportunity to join the JLR Special Vehicles Programme Planning team who are using Primavera P6 to deliver exciting multi-million pound portfolio of new vehicles.
They will operate within a vehicle programme team as the Senior Project Planner, supporting the programme team in transitioning to 
the new way of working and ensuring on-time delivery of the programme:

WHAT TO EXPECT

Key Responsibilities are: 

Development and management of integrated schedules, using Primavera P6  Work with all members of the programme team to ensure their functional work and workstream plans supports the programme plan Identify areas of risk and conflict within the plans and develop contingency plans Compile management reports and associated metrics to support management reviews Guide the programme through the initial contracting of schedule management at the start of the programme.  Provide guidance, advice and coaching to the programme team and the wider planning function Ensure compliance with all data quality and systems alignment standards Provide guidance and act as mentor to more junior planners Able to operate Independently with minimal supervision  Maintain a positive and constructive environment ensuring all stakeholder inputs are considered to support credible decision making.  Proactively monitor programme health through metrics, risks and issues and initiate corrective action where required.

Key Interactions

Programme Management – Support the Strategy, Delivery and Launch interactions to maintain on-time programme delivery Purchasing – reviewing the Sourcing status v Engineering tooling lead times Engineering – understanding of the tooling strategy to support the programme Design – aligning the feasibility checkpoint regime to support Virtual Series & Engineering Vehicle Engineering – awareness of the Virtual Series process and Verification Test plan Launch & STA – Ensuring the Pre-Production launch phase is planned effectively towards a robust PSW plan Core Planning – Understanding the full Planning landscape of your programme with respect to dependencies Core Pre-PS Planning – early visibility of planning disconnects  Cycle Plan – alignment to the latest programme assumptions

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Key Essential Skills:

Strong schedule management skills including critical path analysis and network planning methods and principles. Confident schedule management use of automated scheduling software ( Primavera P6 or MS Project) Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills to enable you to land schedule management and resolve any planning issues Confident with excellent communication skills and with the ability to lead the Programme through the critical path and key milestones 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Degree qualified (Business, IT or Engineering) or commensurate experience (essential) Experienced user of Primavera P6 (essential) Programme Management qualifications ( APM/PMP) (preferred) Understanding of the PCDS Process (preferred) Experience of working on major projects in a relevant industry concerned with new product development  Experience of using Microsoft Project (essential) Conversant with Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint (essential).

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