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Project Planner
Sword GroupProject Planner supporting Sword’s Aberdeen IT transition programme for an Oil & Gas Operator. Managing complex Microsoft Project schedules, critical paths, risks, resources and PMO reporting.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong expertise in project scheduling and management using Microsoft Project, with a focus on establishing baselines, validating critical paths, and assessing dependencies. Capable of producing detailed reports and insights for stakeholders while adhering to PMO standards and governance.
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Microsoft Project ExpertiseProject Baseline EstablishmentSchedule Risk AssessmentStakeholder EngagementPMO Governance Support
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Hard Skills
Project SchedulingTask SequencingMilestone DefinitionDependency ManagementSchedule ForecastingData AnalysisQuality AssuranceChange ControlResource LoadingIntegration of Project Plans
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsCommunication SkillsDetail-OrientedIndependent WorkTime Management
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ProjectPMO Reporting Tools
Industry Keywords
IT Transition ProjectProgramme ScheduleStage-Gate ProcessesDelivery AssuranceTransformation Programmes
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support a significant IT Transition Project on an initial 3-month contract
- Baseline the programme schedule
- Validate and test the critical path
- Assess schedule risks
- Ensure plans are aligned with available internal resources
- Create, manage, and update detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project
- Define tasks, durations, dependencies, milestones, and critical paths
- Ensure schedules reflect accurate progress, forecasts, and baselines
- Integrate multiple project schedules into programme-level or portfolio-level plans
- Ensure schedules adhere to PMO standards, frameworks, and reporting cycles
- Support project managers with planning best practices and schedule structure
- Contribute to PMO reviews, stage-gate processes, and quality assurance checks
- Generate schedule reports, dashboards, and timeline views for stakeholders
- Identify schedule variances, slippage, and potential delivery risks
- Support preparation of highlight reports, RAID logs, and PMO reporting packs
- Present scheduling insights to Project Managers, Programme Managers, and senior stakeholders
- Maintain resource plans within Microsoft Project and/or supporting tools
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong hands-on experience using Microsoft Project to create, maintain and analyse complex project and programme schedules
- Proven experience establishing project baselines, validating critical paths and assessing schedule dependencies
- Experience supporting large-scale transformation, business change, integration or M&A programmes
- Strong understanding of project planning principles, including task sequencing, milestones, dependencies, resource loading and schedule forecasting
- Ability to identify schedule risks, slippage, bottlenecks and resource constraints, providing practical recommendations to improve delivery confidence
- Experience consolidating multiple project plans into programme-level schedules and integrated roadmaps
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather, validate and interpret large volumes of planning and project data
- Experience supporting PMO governance, reporting cycles, stage-gate reviews and delivery assurance activities
- Ability to produce clear and accurate schedule reports, dashboards, timelines and planning insights for stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to challenge assumptions and clarify planning information where required
- A structured and detail-oriented approach to documentation, quality assurance and change control
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while managing competing priorities and deadlines
Benefits
Comp & perks- PAYE contract position
- Attractive rate of pay
- Hybrid working arrangement
- On-site with the Aberdeen-based Oil & Gas Operator customer
- Initial 3-month contract with potential extension