Job Description
Your Mission in the Planning Team:
Provide strategic leadership and management of the Project Planning Team, ensuring delivery of robust planning, scheduling, and performance management processes across the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities:
* Leadership & Governance:
Oversee the Planning team and planning processes, ensuring alignment, compliance, and schedule governance. Act as Primavera P6 SME for the project.
* ️ Planning & Scheduling:
Develop and maintain integrated project schedules; manage baseline changes, support QSRA, and drive EVM implementation through cost/resource-loaded plans.
* Coordination & Interfaces:
Work closely with contractors and stakeholders to meet monthly reporting (drumbeat) needs. Facilitate Interactive Planning (IAP) sessions to manage risks and opportunities.
* Performance & Reporting:
Provide accurate schedule forecasts, critical path analysis, and variance reporting. Identify issues early and support timely mitigation.
Key Outputs:
Integrated schedules ✅ | Monthly reports | Baseline change logs | Trend & EVM analysis
Qualifications
Key Skillsets and Qualifications for this role:
Essential:
* Leadership: Line management experience preferred, with ability to guide and develop planning teams.
* Primavera (P6) Expert: Exceptional knowledge — acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME).
* ️ Major Projects: Proven experience delivering integrated schedules on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects.
* Full Lifecycle: Experience across all project stages, from initiation to closeout.
* Planning Mastery: Skilled in advanced planning techniques, scheduling tools, and programme monitoring.
* Contract Knowledge: Strong understanding of NEC contracts, tender and contract documentation, and change/delay entitlement.
* ⚖️ Risk & Opportunity: Sound knowledge of planning-related risk management and mitigation approaches.
* Construction Insight: Deep understanding of market practices, methods, plant, labour, and resource requirements.
* IT Proficiency: Confident in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
* ️ Communication: Strong written, reporting, and presentation skills.
Desirable:
* Awareness of Project Management principles (PRINCE2 / APM certified or equivalent).
Additional Information
Why Join the Switchers Community?
A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
Enhanced sick pay
Permanent Staff or Umbrella Contract position
Hybrid, 3 days per week at Client office in Glasgow
Sole UK nationals only, with SC clearance required to start.
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