407 Project Portfolio Management jobs in the United Kingdom

About Envision:

Envision Energy is a world-leading green technology company that provides renewable energy solutions for global enterprises, governments, and institutions. Encompassing three major business sectors - Smart Wind Turbines, Energy Storage, and Green Hydrogen Solutions, Envision Energy collaboratively constructs comprehensive solutions for energy transformation.

Envision Energy has received several accolades for its sustainability performance, including the EcoVadis Gold Medal and the CDP “A-List”. It was also recognized in Fortune's “Change the World” list and ranked among the top 10 smartest companies by the MIT Technology Review.

Today, Envision Energy leverages its global network of R&D and engineering centers across China, the United States, UK, France, Germany, Denmark, etc. to continuously lead global green technology development. Envision Energy joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and committed to achieving the "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" in 2021. It has achieved carbon neutrality across its global operations by 2022 and will achieve carbon neutrality throughout its value chain by 2028.

Position Summary:

We are seeking skilled and ambitious Project Planning Manager (Mid-level) to join our team within the energy sector. We are passionate about delivering innovative and tailored energy solutions while fostering a people first culture.

These roles offer the opportunity to work exclusively on equipment supply scopes for BESS projects, supporting both pre-contract bidding and execution phases. Flexibility and mobility are essential, as some travel may be required depending on project needs.

As a Project Planning Manager, you will play a vital role in the successful delivery of energy projects by developing, maintaining, and managing robust project schedules and ensuring alignment with project objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage detailed project schedules, ensuring alignment with scope, time, cost, and quality objectives.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to gather project information and establish baselines.
• Focus on programme builds for pre-contract bidding through to execution phases, ensuring seamless transitions between phases.
• Perform resource planning to ensure optimal allocation and utilization of resources throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct critical path analysis, identify schedule risks, and recommend mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Perform schedule monitoring, tracking progress, and reporting any deviations from the plan.
• Lead and participate in planning workshops with stakeholders to ensure clarity and commitment to project timelines.
• Present project planning insights and updates to clients and internal teams in a clear and concise manner.

Technical Skills Required:

• Proficiency in planning and scheduling software, including Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project .
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel , including complex data manipulation, creating dashboards, and integrating data with planning tools.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar visualization tools to create dynamic reports and dashboards.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) principles and their application in planning and schedule control.
• Expertise in using tools for schedule assurance and quality checks, such as Acumen Fuse , DCMA 14-Point Checks, and Primavera Schedlog.
• Ability to perform resource and cost loading within project schedules.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate project status, identify trends, and provide actionable insights.
• Solid understanding of industry-standard planning techniques and best practices, particularly in equipment supply scope for energy projects.
• Experience with planning methodologies such as Agile or waterfall models, adapted to the energy sector.

Qualifications:

• A degree in a relevant discipline, such as engineering or project management.
• Demonstrable experience in project planning within the energy sector.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ensuring clear and constructive interactions with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive mindset and a keen eye for detail to maintain the highest standards of schedule integrity.
• High level of confidentiality, discretion, and professionalism
• Able to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks
• Strong sense of responsibility and team spirit, ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in the energy industry or fast-growth environments is a plus

Join our client's prestigious automotive brand as a Business Project & Planning Coordinator , where you will have the responsibility to administratively support the Business Project Manager in the delivery and implementation of business systems, in the continual improvement of system processes associated with the distribution and technical service systems.

This full-time position offers a 37.5 hour working week, Monday to Friday .

Competitive salary based on experience.

Your Time at Work
Purpose of the role & Key Accountabilities
- Assist the management team to ensure that the business systems are directed towards achievement of strategic objectives.
- Monitor and maintain the Business Support Helpdesk enquiries, evaluating repetitive issues to ensure root cause analysis principles are adopted to uphold system security.

Key Responsibilities:
As a Business Project & Planning Coordinator, your role will encompass:
- Processing of new starters into the business and respective partners onsite.
- Maintain system access for all users across the supply chain in line with their respective job roles and security protocols. Regularly review and update user access privileges to maintain the integrity of VDC IT systems.
- Assist in the delivery of business system projects in terms of initial outline, execution and follow up.
- To fully support the Business Project Manager and the Planning Manager where required and undertake other duties as requested.
- Assist in the analysis of Projects as and when required, reporting findings and making suggestions and recommendations.
- Conduct periodic audits of email accounts, file structures, and other critical IT assets to ensure compliance with security best practices.

Our Perfect Worker
We are seeking a Business Project & Planning Coordinator who has excellent administration, organisation and communication skills, who works well as part of a team, has an exceptional eye for detail and good time management. An enthusiasm for change, as the role will evolve, bringing with it the opportunity to progress.

Essential Skills:
- Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent in Maths, English and Science.
- Two years' experience of working in a complex, dynamic and customer orientated commercial enterprise.
- Well organised, flexible, reliable and able to act on own initiative.
- The job holder must be inquisitive, good at problem solving and be effective at forging and maintaining strong working relationships.
- Verbal and written communication should be a strong suit.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office suite (outlook, word, excel, teams, etc)


Desirable Skills:
- Experience of working within a logistics or automotive background
- Previous experience/knowledge of data analysis

Key Information and Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience.
- 27 days of holiday entitlement in your first full year, increasing to 29 and 30 days.

Job Ref: 1BMWF

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Join our client's prestigious automotive brand as a Business Project & Planning Coordinator , where you will have the responsibility to administratively support the Business Project Manager in the delivery and implementation of business systems, in the continual improvement of system processes associated with the distribution and technical service systems.

This full-time position offers a 37.5 hou.

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