Practitioner Planner

As a Planning Engineer you will be a fundamental part of the team, working with stakeholders to develop and manage programmes , completing updates and reporting both internally and externally.

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Responsibilities

• Develop of breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy.  
• Enquire and record and then test project assumptions to ensure that plans are realistic and achievable.  
• Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan.
• Support the project manager to identify options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling and rescheduling of activities.
• Identify wider resource requirements for the delivery of the project.
• Ensure that stakeholder requirements are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements.
• Provide advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.

• Support capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.  

   

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Primavera (P6) trained and experienced
• Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
• Experience and show understanding of Earned Value Analysis as a reporting tool
• Proactive work ethic and comfortable in challenging the team to implement savings to the programme and explore and propose mitigations
• High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills

• Excellent MS Office skills

   

Desirable

• Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools
• Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment 

Essential

• Minimum GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths. 

Desirable

• HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning related discipline  
• APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)