Project Planner

Overview

In this role you will support the Zephyr Programme by delivering governance, planning, risk and issue management, and controls. You will act as a key coordinator across PMO, Engineering, Operations, Finance and Commercial to maintain accurate programme data, schedules and governance packs. The role demands strong organisation, analytical capability and meticulous record-keeping in a fast-paced aerospace programme. You will help drive decision-making with clear reports and milestone tracking, contributing to the successful deployment of Zephyr in Stratospace.

Pay / Benefits

• market-aligned salary
• short-term incentive plan
• 25 days holiday
• private medical insurance
• pension plan
• employee assistance programme

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day control of the Zephyr Programme across workstreams and stakeholders
• Maintain schedules, milestone plans and dependency trackers
• Prepare governance inputs, dashboards and executive review materials
• Manage action, decision, issue, dependency, change and risk logs through to closure
• Update risk and opportunity registers, tracking mitigations and escalations
• Record meeting agendas, minutes and follow-up actions
• Maintain controlled PMO documents, templates and audit trails
• Support PMO process improvements, reporting consistency and lessons learned

Key requirements

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent in Engineering, Business, Project Management or related discipline
• Experience in aerospace, aviation or defence, preferably in PMO, programme controls or project coordination
• Knowledge of planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, dependency management, risk/issue management and change control
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills with cross-functional coordination
• High attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records under pressure
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and strong Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint

• strong communication
• attention to detail
• cross-functional collaboration
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• PowerPoint
• Power BI

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