Senior Planner

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Job Description

As a Senior Planning Engineer you will be a fundamental part of the project, programme or portfolio team, working with stakeholders to develop and manage programmes. You will ensure visibility and alignment of programmes with business plans and Performance Commitments throughout.

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Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring, and coaching a team of Planning Engineers.
• Develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects with a portfolio
• Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with EDF processes
• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget
• Establish robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope
• Maintain and control project baselines in line with company procedures and guidance, challenging schedule and cost variances against the baseline plan
• Lead on EVM methodology and practice within the project
• Facilitate acceptance of and ensure that the project plan embraces the full project work scope, is fit for purpose and is achievable. Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Primavera (P6) trained and experienced
• Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
• Experience of Earned Value Analysis
• Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools
• High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills
• Excellent MS Office skills

Desirable

• Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment
• The confidence to manage teams and communicate at all levels, driving commitments and improvements to meet commercial and technical objectives and deadlines. Essential
• HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning related discipline

Desirable

• APM Project Management Qualification
• APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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