Overview
Our client, a leading engineering service provider to the nuclear industry, is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to support high-profile projects in the North West (Warrington area). You will be responsible for applying schedule management independently, primarily in complex situations across P3M, and for preparing and maintaining integrated schedules of project and/or programme activities, taking into account dependencies and resource requirements.
Responsibilities
* Develop, implement and maintain the project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS).
* Develop, baseline and maintain the project integrated schedule (Level 1-3).
* Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the company’s financial and material demand toolset, including alignment of Level 4/5 schedules.
* Provide regular status updates of the integrated schedule and deliver metrics (e.g., critical path, total float) and schedule analysis of impact to the project.
* Create resource/cost-loaded schedules to inform the IBP and provide the financial status of the project.
Additional Key Accountabilities
* Provision of monthly schedule risk analysis updates to inform the baseline.
* Include key milestones and status against these milestones.
* Conduct regular critical path analysis of the integrated schedule.
* Record project progress in the schedule, reschedule to reflect progress data and communicate results to the project team; advise on appropriate corrective action.
* Understand and report on the project using Earned Value Analysis techniques and communicate results and corrective actions to the project team.
* Lead Interactive Planning workshops and Rolling Wave (lookahead) meetings.
* Ensure the schedule is cost-loaded in line with baseline budgets.
* Update the schedule with forecast dates and Estimates at Completion.
* Run what-if scenarios.
* Support the commercial change process and impact assessments.
* Include key supplier and subcontract schedules.
* Lead alignment of the schedule to the project change register.
* Attend and contribute to the business Scheduling Community of Practice.
Ideal Candidate / Qualifications
* Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment or sector.
* Awareness of contracting methodologies (e.g., FIDIC, NEC, JCT).
* Advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets (e.g., Primavera, MSP).
* Quantitative risk analysis experience.
* Forensic Planning.
* Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out.
* Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering, project/construction management, or a related field.
* Professional qualification (e.g., APM, AcostE, RICS) or equivalent.
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