Project Planner
Job Title: Project Planner
Location: Warwickshire
Employment Type: Fixed-Term Contract (FTC)
Overview
We are seeking an experienced and driven Project Planner to support the successful delivery of complex engineering programmes within a forward-thinking and innovative environment. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of emerging mobility solutions, including electrification, connected systems, and autonomous technologies.
You will play a key role in coordinating projects and their interdependencies within an Agile framework, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure delivery excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver projects using structured project management methodologies to achieve strategic business objectives
- Identify, plan, and coordinate project activities in collaboration with Product Owners and Scrum Masters
- Engage with operational teams to understand current processes and capture, document, and prioritise requirements
- Manage governance activities, including milestone tracking, status reporting, and risk/issue management
- Monitor programme health through KPIs and proactively drive risk mitigation and issue resolution
- Apply Agile principles to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across project delivery
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment with expectations and value delivery
- Support additional tasks as required to ensure overall programme success
Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Proven experience in project planning or project management, with a strong track record of delivery
- Working knowledge or experience of Agile project management frameworks
- Strong risk and issue management capabilities, with the ability to assess interdependencies and implement solutions
- Analytical and methodical approach with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to communicate complex data and concepts to diverse audiences
- Experience using structured problem-solving tools and methodologies
- Adaptable and responsive to changing priorities in a dynamic environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools; familiarity with tools such as Jira and Confluence is advantageous
- Strong team collaboration skills with a proactive and supportive mindset
Personal Attributes
- Results-driven with the ability to deliver in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with forward planning capability
- Resilient, enthusiastic, and able to perform effectively under pressure
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex ideas
- Collaborative team player who contributes to shared goals
- Demonstrates integrity, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement
- Open to feedback, embraces challenges, and actively seeks personal and professional growth