Ref: JYPPCL
Location: Macclesfield - Hybrid - This role will be based at Macclesfield four days a week with the option of working from Manchester or hybrid for the fifth day
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Pay: £85,000 per annum plus benefits
Duties
- The primary function of the Project Planning and Project controls lead is to support Project teams in providing planning and monitoring services on projects in order to establish, record and demonstrate programme activities, durations, risks and remedies.
- Ensure that the programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures, identifying planning scope, major constraints and contract requirements. Establish and agree key methods of construction, sequencing, installation and commissioning.
- Create, maintain and communicate robust plans by recording and managing project timescales and resources (people, budgets & projects) and reporting progress, productivity, cause and effect, and advising project teams of forthcoming risks.
- Lead the project review meetings with the programme schedule driving the project.
- Understand complex programmes, identify issues, and implement variations and testing proposal in line with business goals and objectives.
- Engage with project teams, advise with regard to mitigating inefficiencies, whilst devising solutions for improvement taking account of contract operations in line with business goals and objectives.
- Present forecasts of completion dates, and overall project programme, including costs to complete.
- Ensure the requirements of the quality PDS system are effectively maintained, and improvements are identified.
Qualifications & Experience
- Electrical and Mechanical underpinning knowledge
- NVQ Level 4 Construction Contracting Operations (planning)
- Valid CSCS card
- 5 years relevant project planning experience within a contracting environment (or demonstrate the necessary skill sets or experience to make the transition into this role.)
- Understanding of earned value analysis and productivity measurement
- Proficiency in the use of planning techniques and the required planning toolsets,
- An overall knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of traditional construction methods and building services
- Advanced user of Asta PowerProject software
- Advanced user of P6 Programme software
- Detailed knowledge of Project dashboard data