Planning Co-ordinator - Hawk 3 Talent Solutions : Job Details

Planning Co-ordinator

Burnley, Lancashire BB11

£salary depending on experience

Permanent Office based role

Commutable from Preston, Bolton, Blackburn

Hours working Monday to Friday 40hrs per week (8hrs per day) 8am or 8.30am StartEarly finish every other Friday at 3pm

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Planning Co-ordinator for a company based in Burnley, Lancashire.

The RoleReporting to the Business Planning Manager you will be supporting the efficient planning of projects and operations, ensuring timely, accurate data is prepared and reported to support decision-making processes in managing multiple global projects

Duties

• Ensure business planning procedures, guidelines, and processes are consistently followed, enhanced, and fulfilled.
• Review and update various reports and schedules, primarily using Microsoft Excel, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
• Serve as a key liaison to coordinate and update departmental planning tools in line with project schedules, as directed by your line manager.
• Collect updates from different departments, integrate them into in-house systems, and ensure reports reflect accurate and current information.
• Maintain and manage the project database with up-to-date details.
• Apply and learn planning and scheduling techniques, with a focus on Microsoft Project
• Interested to get involved and learn about Power BI reporting tools and the data behind it.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports across different project schedules, programs, and in house reporting systems.
• IT and programming passionate with an interest in supporting systems development.
• Carry out duties safely and efficiently in line with the Company QHSE policies and report any unsafe conditions or incidents in the workplace, including damaged equipment or facilities
• All duties and responsibilities in line with the schedule of Management Authorities.

Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Preferred minimum 2 years of experience in a project management function, such as planner, document controller, administrative assistant, or project coordinator.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to learn and a passion for project planning and reporting.
• Excellent Communication, organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Packages including Word, Excel, and Word.
• Advanced Excel skills, with the ability to review, update, and further develop existing systems (VBA).
• Advanced Outlook.
• Advanced Teams and SharePoint.
• Intermediate to Professional in Microsoft Project, and Power BI.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer-facing skills
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank – increasing with service
• Option to buy up additional leave, deduction from monthly pay
• Life assurance x 4 salary
• Pension is 3% EE with 6% ER or 4% EE and 7% ER
• Early finish, 3pm every other Friday (working missing hours in the 2 weeks leading to the early finish)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Increased parental leave benefits
• Sick pay following 6 months service

If you would like to apply for the role of Planning Co-ordinator then please email your CV to  or call Jade on Closing date is 30.11.2024 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are acting as an employment agency on behalf of it’s client.By applying for the above position and providing your personal data to us you understand that your data will be processed in line with our Privacy Policy. To view our full Privacy Policy please visit our website.Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future