Are you an experienced Planning Engineer? Do you want to work for an established company with an excellent reputation in the construction industry? Do you want to work for a progressive, diverse and knowledgeable team? Then apply below!!
A Planning Engineer position has just opened up within one of the UK's leading consultancy firms. The successful Planning Engineer will work on project planning systems, policies and standards, ensuring compliance with planning activities across strategic national projects and programmes.
You'll collaborate with colleagues who deliver high-quality work and aren't just driven by success but also by doing the right thing.
The role of the Planning Engineer:
- Drive the overall integrated P6 programme to meet the internal/external reporting timelines for assigned areas of work
- Liaise with Project Managers to maintain programme schedules, and manage the interface between schedules
- Provide hierarchical performance reporting to inform processes such as Earned Value Management
- Correlate Schedule, Cost and Risk assessments through integrated solutions to influence critical path analysis, thus providing robust/quality plans for decision making
- Lead in "what-if" scenario planning, providing integrated solutions to programme/project conflicts and recoveries
- Provide detailed analysis of contractors programmes
- Lead and monitor processes to integrate scheduling from across all projects within the area of work
- Support the Head of Planning in baseline management and ad hoc business requirements
- Lead on contractor requirements working with Delivery and Procurement teams
- Collaborate with Project Delivery teams, specialist Client Directorates and external stakeholders (including suppliers, regulatory bodies) as required to integrate all time, cost and quality information to support the monitoring of project progress
- Support the Head of Planning and Project Controls Managers to leading the Planners in setting objectives, reviewing performance and participating in selection/promotion decisions to ensure that Planners have the necessary skills and understanding to deliver the team's objectives
- Capture, implement and share best practice Project Planning policy, processes and procedures across the business to drive continuous improvement and provide specialist advice where required.
Requirements of the Planning Engineer:
- A recognised degree or similar professional qualification or equivalent experience, with a track record of achievement in Planning and Project Management within large scale construction or infrastructure projects
- Experience in leading teams of professionals in a complex business environment
- Construction Project Planning expertise gained across a range of large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with a sound understanding of Project Management principles and application
- Understanding of commercial elements within large, complex projects, and a track record of achievement in driving value within complex projects
- Good understanding of programme contractual requirements including NEC clauses
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively engage, promote and influence across a large range of stakeholders, including the Executive and internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to integrate and analyse complex data from several sources to compile reviews and reports for internal and external distribution and presentation
- Knowledge of project and programme planning systems, processes and lifecycles including Project Management and MS Office packages or equivalent
- Experience in leading teams of professionals in a complex business environment.
Benefits for the Planning Engineer:
- The opportunity to work on some of the industry's most exciting and newsworthy construction projects.
- Excellent flexibility in your role and a great work/life balance
- Central office locations
- Amazing company benefits
Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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