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About The Role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Planning Engineer to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business based from our Aberdeen office. You will be working on a variety of OHL, Underground Cabling and Substation projects across Scotland up to a value of £100m. We are open to sector experience but all applicants should be accomplished P6 Planners with knowledge of Project Controls.
Hours: 37.5 per week
What you will be doing
* Support the planning and monitoring of all activities within the project programmes.
* Ensure the delivery of weekly and monthly programme reports in line with the project reporting timetable.
* Maintain an accurate, fully logically linked programme in line with the contract requirements.
* Participate in the development of the planning team and promotion of best practices.
Key Responsibilities (For all major and complex programmes)
* Plan, structure and lead the planning of the project programme of works.
* Manage the interface between the programme and the operational staff through structured meetings, programme and progress reporting.
* Highlight both the dependencies and the interfaces between stakeholders.
* Identify programme risks and propose mitigation strategies.
* Identify programme opportunities and propose capture strategies.
* Maintain a fully logically linked Primavera P6 project programme.
* Ensure the schedule is resourced (plant and personnel) and updated to reflect modifications in execution strategy. This will require close work with the project delivery team to regularly maintain the status of the programme.
Essential Skills And Experience
* Competent Primavera P6 user – preferably within Power Transmission projects.
* Significant operational experience of complex large construction projects.
* Proven experience of Project Management methodology.
* Proven ability in working with engineering / operational teams to capture real time progress.
* Excellent communication / presentation skills.
Desirable
* Experience working in an NEC3 contract environment.
* Experience in mentoring of Junior Planning Staff.
* Experience of Change Management techniques.
Why work for us
* Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs.
* Wellbeing sessions – non‑work‑related activities like walking, house duties etc.
* Opportunity to join into the company SIP scheme.
* Flexible benefits window – options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI etc.
* Reward platform where you can get discounts off shopping, insurance, cars etc.
* Hybrid working (where applicable).
* Enhanced company sickness scheme.
* Enhanced company maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption schemes.
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
* Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Up to 2 days volunteering per year.
* Company funded social events.
In joining the Power T&D team, you are joining a strong function, where you can take the first step on a lengthy career, or simply bring your best to your role – we will support you either way. We have a BB Academy, which is a great resource for learning and development.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. We are a disability confident employer and offer interviews to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum requirements for the role. For further information on disability confidence visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
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