About the job.
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Planner to join our team in the North West region. As a Planner within the Programme Management Office team, you will develop, manage and maintain the master schedule delivery programme for the region for in-year and future year programmes.
This position can be based from our Warrington, Manchester or Preston offices.
* Compile and maintain the master view of yearly scheme schedules and delivery plans for the region, supporting the 'one programme' vision.
* Proactively challenge project plans and identify opportunities to optimise the combining of works as part of regional collaboration initiatives or efficiency opportunities.
* Maintain and update the scheme progress on a regular basis with consistent use of project controls.
* Provide programme status and variance reports including those to fully support internal month end and year end reporting
* Lead on provision of key programme information including forecast/actual dates and outputs.
About you.
1. Proven ability to use software/tools to support planning and programme management or similar (e.g. Excel intermediate - advanced, Primavera P6, Microsoft Project); a qualification is desirable but not essential.
2. Good understanding of project management disciplines.
3. Experience in developing, maintaining, sche...