Job Number: 330

External Description:

Job Title: Master Scheduler 

Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)

 

About us

Consultants on Demand: a consultancy start-up with global backing.

Imagine Consultants on Demand: a consultancy service offered by Randstad Sourceright across all our clients in the UK and Ireland. Imagine enjoying the dynamic culture of being a consultant across many industries and markets whilst being part of a global company in a permanent job. It’s a start-up-like environment backed by global security and continuous development. 

You can shape your career with us - and grow - by getting the opportunity to work with a number of our clients as well as having access to the continuous learning and development opportunities that RSR has to offer. We encourage our consultants to become pioneers in this space, helping us to evolve the offering for both our clients and our talent.

Imagine doing this together with a community of professionals from different backgrounds and expertise within the consultancy and across the overall RSR global community. Imagine Consultants on Demand.

Consultants on Demand sits within Randstad Sourceright: the global talent strategic partner specialising in talent management solutions including Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Managed Service Programs (MSP), Integrated Talent Solutions including this brand-new consultancy offering.

Overview

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Master Scheduler to join our Defence client in the UK. This individual will be working within PMO Reporting and will be responsible for drawing up a schedule for our clients Master Plan. The ideal candidate will be accountable for the management and overview of a wide scale of projects to come together for the clients programme to be completed. They will also be in charge of  identifying critical pathways so that a plan can be created within a timely and efficient manner. 

Responsibilities

• Working with a portfolio of high profile stakeholders, to understand their individual projects and the timescales associated with completion;
• Identifying risks within said projects and managing and maintaining a risk log to ensure this is mitigated; 
• Pooling together project completion dates so that they can coincide with the overall completion of the programme;
• Managing and building relationships with stakeholders to understand issues and delays within their projects;
• Reporting estimated completion dates to the  end client and making them aware of any concerns; 
• Negotiating and influencing management teams to adhere to process’ and strict timeframes

 

Essential Skills & Experience Required:

• Subject matter expertise in the application of Project planning tools & techniques, including MS Project; Primavera Risk Analysis
• IT skills: including Word, Excel and MS Project.
• Project Management qualification (desirable)

 

What we offer:

We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools that are personalised to meet the needs of your reality—to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. 

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Job Number: RSR100

Community / Marketing Title: Master Planner

Location_formattedLocationLong: London, Greater London GB