Better places, thriving communities.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful security company who specialise in Security / Access Control Systems to some of the largest Utility companies across the UK as part of the National Grid Technology Framework.
The ideal locations for the Planner would be in and around the Newcastle or the Nottingham area as we have offices in each of these locations.
Roles & Responsibilities
1. Identify, understand, communicate and adhere to contractual obligation with respect to the project schedule.
2. Produce a project schedule which is compliant with contractual and project time, cost, quality and scope requirements.
3. Allocate the costs from the project estimate to the project schedule.
4. Liaison with the Project Manager, Engineering teams and any sub-contractors to gather the information necessary to produce and maintain a realistic and reflective project schedule.
5. Continually monitor project performance, progress and report accurate and measurable project status.
6. Proactively identify and highlight critical schedule areas and risk to enable timely management action.
7. Proactively identify and highlight schedule areas where there are opportunities for improvement, time and cost savings.
8. Identify change/emergent scope and effectively and incorporate into the project schedule.
9. Collate clear and concise reports and presentations.
10. Presentation of project schedule, associated KPIs and narrative to the Project Manager, and client.
11. Management of multiple project schedules for multiple contracts.
12. Awareness of the technical implications and interfaces to be able to programme work effectively.
13. Awareness of the impact of planning on safety, quality and cost considerations.
14. Fluency in Primavera P6 and excel to provide prompt accurate and regular information.
15. Fully conversant with Earned Value and the ability to analyse the performance of the project.
16. Development and communication of resource requirements necessary to meet the demands of the project timescales.
17. Production of project schedules for proposals and tenders
Experience & Qualifications
18. Previous planning experience.
19. Sufficient and appropriate experience in EICA and Engineering.
20. Experience of working with multidiscipline teams
21. Software: Primavera P6, MS Project and Excel.
22. NEC3/4 contracts
23. Relevant HNC/Degree qualification
24. QCF Diploma Level 3/5 Planning
25. APMP Practitioner
26. Craft training, supported by relevant CPD training
As well as a competitive salary and company vehicle, you will be provided with a laptop and mobile, as well as:
27. Working away allowance
28. Annual Appraisal
29. Annual salary review
30. Share Incentive Plan
31. 24 hour Virtual GP
32. Life Cover
33. Employee Assistance Programme
34. Workplace pension scheme
35. 33 days holiday, including statutory Bank Holidays
36. Quality accommodation
37. Company vehicle
38. Plant and specialist equipment is provided, with exception to hand tools
39. Laptop, iPad, iPhone, and any required ICT equipment for the role
40. Ongoing training and personal development via the Learning Hub
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .