Marks Sattin are currently working with a leading Bradfordbased Financial Services organisation to assist in the recruitment of a Planning & Resource lead.

About the role:

The Planning & Resourcing Manager within Group Transformation will be responsible for establishing planning standards within Group PMO which supports multi-divisional Change Teams. This Role will require a senior, experienced individual who will use their experience, knowledge and flair to add value to a newly formed Group PMO.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish clear planning principles and standards and development of standard Project Plan templates.
• Provision of guidance & education to Change Teams & associated leaders to establish a single approach for all elements of planning.
• Support the development and ownership of plans across all delivery levels in order to provide a tiered / roll up view of key milestones etc.
• Challenge & test any planning assumptions to ensure plans are both realistic and achievable.
• Assure project, programmes & Portfolio plans to ensure that any relevant risks, issues and dependencies are appropriate.
• Creation of a robust reporting capability to provide a visual representation of plans (Milestone view, Critical path etc).
• Establish and operate mechanism to track delivery against plans.
• Create reporting functionality for planning & resourcing views.
• Provide estimating support with an initial emphasis on Discovery phase.
• Provide a capacity planning and resource tracking capability and reporting.
• Pre-empt and forecast future resource needs.
• Manage time recording processes, systems and tools.
• Ensure time allocation data is up to date and accurate ahead of importation into financial systems.
• Provision of evidence-based reporting, including KPIs, resource heatmaps, utilisation etc.

The skills and experience you will have:

• Significant experience in a similar PMO role.
• Experience of planning across multiple teams in a rapidly changing environment.
• Experience in a similar quality assurance role
• Strong background of building, managing and influencing diverse relationships across a business.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate complex information in a clear and consistent manner across all levels of the organisation.
• Experience of resource management, planning and forecasting.
• Able to work under own initiative, with minimal supervision and a rigorous attention to detail.
• Strong leadership, management, coaching & communication skills.
• A strong academic record preferably to degree level, or equivalent work experience.
• Highly numerate with developed quantitative capabilities.
• Project Management qualification (one or more of Prince2, PMI, Agile Project Management)

Desirable skills and experience, but not essential:

• Detailed knowledge and experience within the Financial Services sector.
• Understand the requirements of an FCA regulated business.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Project

If you feel you are right for the role, please apply now.