Project Planners

Fantastic opportunity, Project Planners required for our nuclear defence client in Berkshire.

Salary Range: £34,524 – £47,208dependent on experience.
Package Details: Benefits include generous holiday entitlement and Defined Benefit
or Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and salary sacrifice.

Key Accountabilities

For implementing best practice project planning policy, processes and

procedures on projects

For accurately identifying, controlling and forecasting the time scales and resource requirements of projects to minimise the likelihood of time overruns

For co-ordinating the flow of information to ensure that interfaces both within projects are effectively managed to optimise efficiencies

For developing and incorporating critical path, resource and programme risk analysis into resource allocations and the monitoring and reporting of progress against that planned

For progressing programmes, monitoring and reporting on project performance, highlighting deviations, providing early warnings and identifying and presenting project slippage recovery strategies

For summarising data through the programme hierarchy from detail to summary levels

For developing and managing a database to capture and identify work rate norms and trends, earned value and performance indicators

For responding to customer feedback on planning performance.

Key Responsibilities

Work with and provide support for colleagues in project teams

Obtain buy-in to the schedule from the whole project team and co-ordinate schedule interfaces between the different control areas

Develop work breakdown structures in accordance with planning procedures and work instructions

Work closely with the project cost/ risk engineer and estimator to provide a seamless service

Develop and promote with others in the planning management community:

Best Practice processes, procedures, tools and techniques and mechanisms for their practical application. The highest degree of professional application in the planning discipline and working relationships

Assist in the overall delivery of the project by the team

Assist continuous improvement of safety and performance

Qualifications (see Note a)

Ideally a relevant technical qualification in engineering, science or business, probably at HND or higher, plus good all-round level of education. Plus experience in the use of Primavera P3e (P5 or P6)

Knowledge (see Note b)

Undertaking planning for the life cycle of a project. Particular experience of the design procurement and construction of a variety of facilities including accommodation, infrastructure, manufacturing, research and testing facilities in both conventional and hazardous environments

Demonstrate a good understanding of technical standards and regulatory requirements for the design and construction appropriate to both conventional and hazardous environments

Understanding of the influences of design and operation on the installation, commissioning and maintenance requirements of a regulated site

Knowledge and use of earned value techniques

Understanding of the inter-relationships of multidiscipline design activities and their impact onto procurement and construction activities

Understanding of NEC Contract

Experience (see Note c)

Must have relevant experience of planning industrial engineering and construction projects within both conventional and hazardous environments

Skills (see Note d)

Good technical skills including problem solving and decision making

Good oral, written and presentational skills with a particular aptitude for presentation of data for analysis and review

Good interpersonal and communication skills to ensure effective communication to all levels to both internal and external personnel

Familiarity with standard office software including Project, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook

Competence with proprietary planning software (ideally Primavera P3e version P5 or P6)

Behaviours (see Note e)

Interface with staff to obtain information and commitment to formulating schedule whilst commanding respect from all stakeholders through technical and personal credibility

Good facilitator with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills

This vacancy is being advertised by Sitec. The services advertised by Sitec are those of an Employment Agency.