Senior/Associate Project Planner

Job description

Your role

• Develop and implement high quality planning and scheduling standards to inform Project Managers.
• Produce detailed logic linked/resource loaded project plans in P6.
• Ensure integration of project control procedures into the project delivery process.
• Provide expert advice including weekly or monthly schedule updates.
• Production of monthly planning reports, resource updates and projections.
• Production of ad‑hoc reports informing the Project Manager of significant schedule impacts and their effect on progress and completion.
• Controlling change and managing effective change control process including claims.
• Prepare information and attend regular planning and progress meetings.
• Monitoring and reporting performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets, any necessary mitigation actions to prevent targets being missed.
• Identifying, escalating, and managing any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk such as project deviations, slippage reports, opportunities, mitigations.
• Lead and aid in development for team of planners.

About you

• Experienced Engineering Professional with a recognised degree or diploma or be qualified by experience.
• An expert user of Primavera P6 and ideally MS project in all aspects of planning and scheduling with proven years of experience required.
• Proficient in the use of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience of schedule, risk and cost analysis.
• Proficient in the use of NEC type contracts and management and implementation of the applying the contract clauses.
• A confident and professional manner, coupled with excellent communication skills, with clients and colleagues alike, to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence.
• An analytical thinker, you’ll also be able to show initiative and examples of creativity. Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams. Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Self‑motivated and able to work well on your own initiative. Ability to work well under pressure and proven ability to deliver to deadlines.