Job Description

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a P6 Planner to be based at our client office in Halewood, UK.

Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast-growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on exciting projects globally for multiple customers. It comprises highly specialized engineers across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery.

THE ROLE:

• You will lead the creation of programme plans that deliver our exciting £15bn portfolio of future vehicles.
• Acting as a guide for the programme manager you will assure agile, on-time, delivery and help the team proactively navigate timing risks using our professional scheduling tool Primavera P6.
• You’ll be involved developing credible vehicle programme plans (VPFs), updating schedule progress, analysing and reporting on the critical path, and facilitating workshops to resolve timing disconnects.

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

• Lead creation and management of integrated programme plans using Primavera P6.
• Ensure credible delivery schedule in place; meeting quality metrics and baselined as appropriate.
• Liaise with the programme and delivery teams to monitor and drive schedule progress.
• Identify areas of risk and conflict within the plans and facilitate identification of mitigations.
• Compile management reports and associated metrics to support senior reviews.
• Provide planning guidance, advice, and coaching to the programme teams.
• Drive process improvements and seek to develop and share knowledge with peers.
• Ensure compliance with all data quality and systems alignment standards.

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Strong technical background with knowledge of power unit engineering, components and systems.
• Experience of component/system design and validation.
• Understanding of design principles and the application of quality tools within a product engineering environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate at all levels within business.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline.
• Able to prioritise & derive workload and lead issue resolution both individually and contribute/lead a cross-functional team.
• Experience within automotive product design & development environment.
• Expert knowledge of problem solving, and quality tools is essential, together with a structured, logical and objective based approach to all aspects of their role.
• Highly self-motivated and able to act on initiative.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Ability to coach the team, inspire technical curiosity and depth of understand to raise the overall proficiency of the team.
• Experience and proficiency in creating project planning

In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including:

• Pension Scheme – We match employee contribution up to 5% of salary
• 25 Days’ Holiday
• Private Health Care
• Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme - up to 20% of new JLR vehicles
• Group Income Protection
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life Assurance
• Childcare Vouchers
• Health Shield – Private Health Cash Plan
• If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on and want to join a global company, then this is the place for you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest, each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.

Skills Required

• English Fluency