Planning Engineer

What You Will Do

Key Areas of Responsibility (KARs):

We are looking for a collaborative and sharp-minded person to:

• Develop and implement high-quality planning and scheduling standards to inform Project Managers.
• Produce detailed logic-linked project plans in P6.
• Ensure integration of project control procedures into the project delivery process.
• Provide expert advice, including weekly or monthly schedule updates.
• Produce monthly planning reports, resource updates, and projections.
• Produce ad-hoc reports informing the Project Manager of significant schedule impacts and their effect on progress and completion.
• Prepare information and attend regular planning and progress meetings.
• Accurately define project programs and schedules with clarity.
• Lead and aid development for leading a team of Planners.

Your Purpose:

• Support the project team in the successful delivery of the project to agreed targets (e.g., program, budget, and quality).
• Have breadth of experience across the whole project and program lifecycle (e.g., Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes).
• Be proficient with commercial and financial aspects of project management.
• Reconcile cost information as it applies to the programs of work.
• Be proficient in the use of

  Earned Value Analysis

  and experienced in Schedule, Risk, and Cost analysis.
• Identify, escalate, and manage any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk, such as project deviations, slippage reports, opportunities, and mitigations.
• Possess proficient knowledge in management in accordance with corporate, commercial governance, and business policies, directives, and guidance.
• Monitor and report performance against program, technical quality, financial, and KPI targets; implement any necessary mitigation actions to prevent targets from being missed.
• Control change and manage an effective change control process, including claims.

Experience, Education, and Other Requirements

• Experienced Engineering Professional with a professional qualification in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• An expert user of Primavera P6 and ideally MS Project in all aspects of planning and scheduling.
• Experience working with company Enterprise systems and programs in relation to contracts (e.g., NEC 4; FIDIC etc.).
• Proficient in the use of NEC type contracts and management and implementation of applying the contract clauses.
• Effective client interface skills and experience with the ability to offer both strategic and project advice.
• Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation.
• Experience in Variation claims will be an added advantage.
• PMP certification will be an added advantage.