Project and Engineering Planner

Job Description

Overview

Balmoral, a division of Balmoral Group, provides surface and subsurface buoyancy, insulation and elastomer products and services to the global energy, defence, subsea communications and oceanographic industries.

This is a fixed term position for a period of three to six months the role is for a Project and Engineering Planner to support Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Align all Project and Engineering Documentation to the overall manufacturing plan and schedule.
• Develop and maintain detailed MS Project Schedules tracking actual time taken for documentation release.
• Co-ordinate with Engineering and Projects to ensure schedule integration.
• Identify and highlight scheduling conflicts between documentation and production activities, proposing solutions to resolve them.
• Mitigate risks and delays through proactive planning and communication.
• Support reporting and communication of schedule status to stakeholders.
• Support reporting and communication of schedule status to stakeholders.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules using MS Project, ensuring alignment between Engineering deliverables and Production milestones.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Engineers, and Production teams to gather input and validate schedule accuracy.
• Monitor progress against the baseline schedule and update forecasts as required.
• Support the integration of planning data with documentation control systems and production planning tools.
• Provide regular reports to management to communicate schedule status, risks, and key milestones to stakeholders.
• Aid in identifying resource gaps to management to allow re-allocation of resources as required.
• Participate in project meetings, offering planning insights and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Assist in change management processes by assessing the impact of scope changes on the project schedule.
• Ensure planning practices comply with internal procedures and industry best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the Project and Engineering functions.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND: Ideally in Project Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• Additional Professional certification(APM(PFQ or PMQ) or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Projects is essential.
• Knowledge of production planning principles and documentation control processes.

Experience

Required:

• 5+ years experience working in a Project Management or Planning environment.
• Proven experience in project planning within Engineering, Manufacturing, or Industrial sectors.
• Demonstrated ability to align documentation and production schedules across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience identifying and resolving scheduling conflicts in complex project environments.
• Strong track record of using Microsoft Project for schedule development, tracking, and reporting.
• Experience working in contractor or freelance roles within project-driven organisations.

Skills / Training

Required:

• Proficient in Microsoft Project for planning and reporting.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Able to identify and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Understanding of Engineering and Production workflows.
• Familiar with documentation control systems.
• Training in project management methodologies (e.g. APM, PMI).
• Demonstrate an ability to effectively utilise resources, and the ability to plan, control, and take responsibility for own work.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel packages.
• General office administration experience.
• Keyboard and computer systems skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Familiarity with Balmoral Group products and services.

Key Competencies

• Good presentation, communication and people skills.
• Good teamwork.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem solving.
• Strong communication skills.
• Planning and organisational skills.

Additional Responsibilities

• Follow QA System
• Follow company’s Health & Safety Procedures
• Responsible for responding to demands of job (as required out of hours working)

Please note Balmoral is unable to support employment visa sponsorship for this role.