Job summary
Senior Planner with experience of working on major civil engineering projects within the rail, water, highways, and nuclear sectors.
Key skills required for this role
P6 Planning, Major Civil Engineering Project Experience
Important
P6 Planning, Major Civil Engineering Project Experience
Job description
Senior Planner with experience of working on major civil engineering projects within the rail, water, highways, and nuclear sectors. The initial contract is for nine months, focusing on supporting projects during their closure and handover phases.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead planning efforts to support the closure and handover phases of major civil engineering programmes
2. Integrate inputs from various planning team members into a cohesive and accurate programme
3. Ensure alignment with NEC contract requirements, including periodic updates and reporting
4. Perform elements of forensic planning, where required, to validate progress or resolve disputes
5. Maintain and update schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring clarity, logic, and accuracy
6. Liaise regularly with stakeholders across engineering, commercial, and leadership teams
7. Prepare and present programme information and status reports for senior leadership
8. Ensure that programme reporting and analysis support strategic decision-making and risk mitigation
Skills and Experience Required:
9. Experience working within major civil engineering programmes in the rail, water, highways, and nuclear sectors
10. Expert user of Primavera P6
11. Deep knowledge of programme integration and cross-discipline coordination
12. Experience with forensic planning techniques and delay analysis beneficial
13. Sound understanding of NEC contracts and related programme requirements
14. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to interface at all levels of an organisation
15. Collaborative team player with the ability to lead planning workshops and build stakeholder consensus
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