Planning Engineer

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Planning Engineer
Mactech Energy Group
Hinkley Point C

Essential

Demonstrable ability to deliver accurate and concise project insights to drive evidence-based decision making, utilising commercial and technical information, to influence project decisions and lead the management of area planning.
Critical understanding of how the impact of changes/decisions may impact the risk profile of the project and Planning delivery.
Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Effectively communicates complex issues and concepts (unique insights) in simple ways, to both technical and non-technical senior audiences.
Ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues within and across organisational boundaries to achieve mutually successful outcomes.
Control / Clear Understanding of the HPC PMO Digital Planning Platforms and functionality
‒ Detailed understanding of scheduling methodologies and techniques.
‒ Technical and practical comprehension of EPC methods and techniques in a UK context.
‒ Ability to produce accurate, complete and fully logic-linked construction plans.
‒ Understanding of other Disciplines of Project Controls (particularly Estimating, Cost and Risk) including management techniques and associated software.
‒ Understanding of earned value analysis.
‒ Understanding of various contract types, in particular the NEC suite and FIDIC.
‒ Working knowledge of schedule risk analysis techniques.

Requirements:

Essential

Minimum of a degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying or other related practical field;
Demonstratable experience working within a Planning team for HVAC works in a complex, highly regulated industry (ideally nuclear or energy) working in a role, which requires active integration management with multiple stakeholders.
Experience of practical application of Integrated Planning frameworks and methodologies, and how they are applied in the strategic and operational management of a major infrastructure project to deliver positive business outcomes.
Expert in Planning and Project Controls technology solutions with experience of managing the implementation and effective delivery of complex projects using these software solutions.
Proven experience of planning HVAC works within highly regulated industries and complex projects.

Tools and Software

The jobholder will be expected to have a detailed / deep working level of knowledge of, and to use, the following software tools:

Primavera P6 (Scheduling).
Synchro (4D modelling).
Acumen Fuse (Schedule Analysis);
Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access);
Teamcenter (Document Control).
Power BI (Business Intelligence Analytics).

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.