Project Scheduler in Horsham

Job description

Project Scheduler

• Horsham, West Sussex (Hybrid)
• £40,000 - £45,000 + excellent bens

We are a well-established and rapidly growing design and manufacturing business, with several sites across the UK. Our cutting-edge product range services the defence industries with products that aid specific client requirements.

Joining the Programmes team and reporting to Programme Director, the Project Scheduler will support our business, implementing and overseeing project schedules. You will be required to collaborate with Project and Programme Managers to set tasks and monitoring the execution of project timelines.

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Key Responsibilities: Project Scheduler

• Collaborate with the project managers, to define tasks, timelines and resource requirements, supporting activity estimations where required.
• Create detailed Microsoft Project Schedules, including work breakdown structures (WBS) to define project tasks and dependencies.
• Creating plans to support bid stages and supporting and project re-baselining during delivery phase.
• Establish and maintain project performance metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Regularly track project progress against the project plan and budget, updating schedules as required.
• Working with varying stakeholders to manage resource requirements within the business.
• Identify Risks, Opportunities, Assumptions and Dependencies within schedules and support the development of mitigation strategies and risk forecasting.
• Ensure schedules align and meet the project scope and objectives.

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Skills & Experience: Project Scheduler

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience in Project Planning and Scheduling.
• Experience with project management methodologies and tools, including budgeting and control.
• Experience in resource management.
• Expert level in Microsoft Project.
• At least 2-3 years of project scheduling experience working across multiple, complex projects concurrently.
• A technical background, ideally working in an engineering design and development environment.

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Desirable

• Certification in project management (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2) is highly desirable.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Horsham

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

01-08-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English