Temporary Project Planner

Project Planner

Location: Chatsworth, CA or Remote

About Canoga Perkins

Canoga is the telecommunications infrastructure leader that powered the deployments of 3G and 4G. Today Canoga is developing the 5G Fronthaul solution that will enable fully featured 5G networks to lead the next generation of connectivity for people and machines. Canoga provides its customers with network connectivity solutions that allow them to change the world.

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and responsible for providing support to the Senior Program Manager in planning and organizing projects for our organization. You will be tasked with assisting in developing and co-managing projects with the Senior Program Manager to support the organization’s strategic direction. As a Project Planner you will create & maintain schedules, Gantt charts and keep project tasks & resources on track, provide regular project updates to project directors, and maintain contact with staff to monitor job progress. A great Planner will ensure the schedule complies with project scheduling standards and key procedure. This individual will be coordinating weekly call-in meetings with internal Project Leads to ensure standardization of output. They will review project schedules daily and will work closely with Project Leaders to determine if the sequence of activities will deliver the product and project scope within the parameters of the project objectives. To be successful in this role, you will need to have some prior experience in project planning & project management. A Bachelor’s degree is required.

What you'll do

• Use Microsoft Project to create & maintain Gantt charts & project plans
• Develop and define project goals and objectives for each project.
• Monitor and analyze project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to the schedule, tasks and resources to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Ensure that everything is on time so the deadlines of the project can be met.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor activities of assigned projects & resources assigned to them
• Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Oversee schedules and risk management plans and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results to upper management.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Ensure to take appropriate planning measures with project leads to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, timelines & resource assigments
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams & upper management.
• Meets with Engineering, Product, Procurement, Project Management Leads to obtain project status in order to update the project schedule
• Prepare and present regular internal project reports for management.
• Evaluate and analyze with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Program & Project Managers
• Gather actual data, update project schedule and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field or 5+ years planning/scheduling experience. PMP certification a PLUS.
• Proven experience in project planning, scheduling & project management
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Project to create & maintain Gantt charts
• Demonstrates ability to independently consolidate and analyze information from various sources to develop effective overall project schedules
• Demonstrated success in working in a highly collaborative and consultative team environment focused on addressing cross-functional issues.
• Excellent verbal and communications skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrable ability to develop reports for, and presentations to management.
• Passionate about using data and metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and strong personal skills;
• Understanding of project management methodologies.

Must Haves

• A successful candidate must have expertise in Microsoft Project.
• Expertise with Gantt charts.
• An attitude of perfection toward details of a project plan and gannt charts.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working with Other People: Works effectively with co-workers, customers and others by sharing ideas in a constructive and positive manner, listening to and objectively considering ideas and suggestions from others; keeping commitments; keeping others inform of work progress, timetables and issues; addressing problems and issues constructively to find mutually acceptable and practical business solutions; addressing others by name, title or other respectful identifier; and, respecting the diversity of our workforce in actions, words and deeds.

COMPETENCIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; Inspires and motivates others to perform well; Effectively influences actions and opinions of others; Accepts feedback from others; Gives appropriate recognition to others.

Managing People - Includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; Takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; Makes self available to staff; Provides regular performance feedback; Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Solicits and applies customer feedback (internal and external); Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services.; Continually works to improve supervisory skills.

Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals.

Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.

Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Canoga Perkins offers an excellent package including paid vacations and medical, dental and vision insurance.

Canoga Perkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V