MERITUS Talent are working in partnership with one of the world's leading aerospace and defence companies for the recruitment of a Integrated Planning Manager to join their offices in Stevenage. Integrated Planning Manager / Project Manager - Stevenage - Contract - 12 months - £40ph - INSIDE IR35 - Hybrid (3/2) - SC Clearance Role Overview We are looking for an Integrated Planning Manager / Project Planner to join in Stevenage. You will support the major programmes, growth projects and strategic campaigns/bids within Space Digital UK, US & Asia. Responsibilities Creation, maintenance and timely delivery of the top level and lower level schedules, and Integrated Project Team (IPT) schedules Analysing project costs versus project forward load in conjunction with resource tracking / management on behalf of the Project Manager Payment Milestone tracking Risk analysis tracking Change Control Support management consolidation, judgement, recommendations and the timely provision of all necessary management data and reporting information Provide consolidated project reports on a monthly and quarterly basis to senior management including special focus reports as required Create and maintain standardised templates for schedules and project reporting Project administration support to the Project Manager and the project team Skill Set Essential Experienced in working within a Project Management, including scheduling, logic checking, Earned Value and Risk Management Knowledge of planning best practice, e.g. logic linking/dependencies, resource scheduling, preforming schedule health checks, critical Path Analysis, and work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Planning to stage boundaries - contingency planning Good knowledge/understanding of Project Management methodologies. Excellent knowledge and proficient use of both MS Project Professional & Primavera P6 Professional The successful candidate will need to have active or transferrable UK SC Security Clearance to undertake the role