Project Planner
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Job Location:
Manchester - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Planner will play a key role in supporting the successful delivery of a major wastewater infrastructure project by developing monitoring and maintaining robust project programmes. Working closely with the project management and engineering teams the Planner will ensure that planning processes progress measurement and reporting are accurate and aligned with project objectives timelines and contractual requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Develop maintain and update detailed project programmes using Primavera P6 / MS Project or relevant software.
Work collaboratively with project managers engineers and construction teams to build realistic and achievable schedules covering design procurement construction commissioning and handover phases.
Monitor project progress identify critical paths risks and opportunities and provide regular schedule updates and forecasts.
Analyse schedule performance and prepare reports dashboards and recovery plans where required.
Support the integration of subcontractor programmes into the master schedule ensuring alignment with overall project timelines.
Lead or contribute to planning workshops look-ahead meetings and progress review sessions.
Ensure planning deliverables meet contractual and client requirements including earned value and key performance indicators (KPIs).
Assist in the preparation of tender and baseline programmes resource histograms and what-if scenarios to support decision making.
Ensure compliance with company planning standards governance and procedures.
Requirements
Essential:
Proven experience as a Planner on major infrastructure or wastewater projects.
Proficiency in planning software (e.g. Primavera P6 MS Project).
Strong understanding of construction methodologies sequencing and interdependencies.
Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to present complex information clearly.
Experience in preparing reports and working with multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable:
Degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering Construction Management or related field.
Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM CIOB).
Knowledge of NEC contract planning requirements.
Experience working within a regulated utilities environment.
Additional Information :
Benefits include:
- Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)
- 25 days paid annual leave bank holidays option to buy or sell days
- Professional fees reimbursed
- Flexible working
- Employee referral scheme
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills talent and our peoples ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Key Skills
- Primavera
- Primavera P6
- Transportation Planning
- Smartsheet
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Project Management
- Project Planning
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Project Coordination
- Technical Support
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