Project Support Officer (Planner)

London / Birmingham (Hybrid – 3 days on site)

12-Month Contract

Proven experience in carve-out or M&A programmes for a multi-site organisation is essential for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using MS Project or equivalent tools.
• Align schedules across multiple workstreams, identifying dependencies and critical paths.
• Regularly update schedules to reflect progress, approved changes, and variations.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Track progress against baseline plans, highlight variances, and propose recovery actions.
• Prepare schedule performance reports (milestone status, slippage analysis, forecast).
• Support governance forums with accurate scheduling data and insights.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience in a project support role within a large, Separation, or carve-out programme (ideally in a PE or regulated environment).
• Experience supporting projects involving system separation, data migration, or large-scale technology change.
• Demonstrable experience supporting robust governance, reporting, and stakeholder management processes.
• Exposure to technology-enabled change, including infrastructure, applications, and service transition.
• Experience working with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including third-party suppliers, system integrators, and senior executives.
• Willingness and ability to work in the office (London/Birmingham) at least three days per week, with flexibility to support key programme events as required.

please email me your CV for an immediate interview.