Planning Engineer

Middlesbrough

Permanent

As a Senior Planner you will be responsible for:

• Leading the Planning function with key interface to the other business units/planners.
• Leading, mentoring, and coaching the team on schedule prioritisation and scope availability.
• Develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for the designated project.
• Establish and monitor resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan(s) for the project in accordance with project and corporate processes.
• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget.
• Maintain and control project baselines in line with client’s procedures and guidance.
• Ensure the reasons for, and the factors influencing each change to the project’s baseline plan and the implications of such change are understood and communicated with the wider project team.
• Assist the lead planner with EVM (Earned Value Management) evaluation and practice within the project schedules.
• Challenging schedule and cost variances against the baseline plan and wider portfolio.
• Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned portfolio by means of the Project Plan(s).
• Discuss and review plans with management and other stakeholders to identify priorities for construction and communicate the strategy.

Who we're looking for

• Experience across the project lifecycle (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes)
• Civil/Mechanical focus
• Excellent Primavera (P6) knowledge and experience
• Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
• High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills
• Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools that exist in the Project Controls market.
• Experience / understanding of Earned Value Analysis
• Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment.
• Ability to interact confidently with a project team