PMO Planner - Kelly Services : Job Details

Proud to be a renewable energy company, we put community at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to create renewable energy projects that through investment improve the local infrastructure and ultimately reduce people's energy bills. We are looking to appoint like-minded individuals in our PMO function.

Based in Cardiff we are happy for you to come into the office, be home based or adopt a hybrid working pattern. We truly believe this is an exciting time to join such a people centric company who are committed to achieving a net zero future, and would love for you to join us on this journey.

The PMO Planner is a pivotal role in helping us achieve our goals, by being integral in the compilation and reporting of detailed project plans to the management team and to the stakeholder group. Reporting into the PMO Manager you will work alongside the rest of the project support functions.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with the Project Managers and teams to produce and maintain detailed project plans and resource allocation plans across the portfolio.
• Monitoring progress of projects to ensure adherence to schedules, budgets, resource/capacity management and quality standards.
• Communicating with project teams, the PMO Manager and PMO Analysts to provide updates and feedback on project status.
• Taking a leading role in Schedule Risk Analysis, both through 'What-if' scenario planning, and through use of quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis tools.
• Raising the profile of the project programme among the project team, ensuring key stakeholders are appraised of current programme position and the key interfaces and impacts related to their scopes.
• Preparing and presenting reports and documents to support project decision-making and evaluation.
• Assisting with risk management impact assessment.
• Compile, monitor and report against KPI's to monitor project performance.

What we need from you:

• An expert user in MS Project for projects and portfolio planning.
• A significant project planning background, working within large, multi-contract Engineering and Construction projects, including knowledge of construction contracting structures e.g. NEC.
• Proficiency in MS Office software.
• A certification in project management, such as APM, PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile is desirable.
• Experience in working with diverse stakeholders and teams across different levels and functions.

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As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.