Senior Project Planner

Senior Planning Engineer, Contract, Reading (SC Cleared)

At this level a Senior Planning Engineer (PMO Scheduling specialist) is responsible for applying schedule management independently primarily in complex situations across P3M. Preparing and maintaining integrated schedules of project and/or programme activities and events, taking into account of dependencies and resource requirement.

Top 5 Major Tasks and Activities:
• Develop/implement and maintain the Project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS)
• Develop/baseline and maintain the Project integrated schedule. (Level 1-3)
• Ensure alignment between the integrated scheduling toolset and the companies financial and material demand toolset. This includes alignment of any Level 4/5 schedules.
• Regular status update of the integrated schedule and the provision of metrics (e.g., critical path/total float) and schedule analysis of the impact to the project.
• Resource/cost loaded schedules to inform the IBP and also to provide financial status of the project Additional
Key Accountabilities:
• Provision of schedule risk analysis updates on a monthly basis and to inform the baseline
• Inclusion of key milestones and status against these
• Critical path analysis of the integrated schedule on a regular basis
• Correctly record project progress in the schedule), reschedule to take effect of the progress data and communicate the results to the project team and advise of any appropriate corrective action.
• Understand and report on project using Earned Value Analysis techniques and interpret/communicate the results and any corrective action to the project team.
• Establishing and leading on Interactive Planning workshops
• Leading on Rolling Wave (lookahead) meetings
• Ensuring that the schedule is cost loaded in line with the Baseline budgets
• Ensuring that the schedule is updated with forecast dates and Estimates at Completion

Company/Industry Knowledge:
• Extensive recent and relevant experience in a similar environment / business sector
• Awareness of various contracting methodologies (e.g., FIDIC/NEC3/JCT etc…)
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling toolsets e.g., Primavera/MSP etc…
• Quantitative risk analysis experience
• Forensic Planning
• Full project lifecycle experience from bid phase through to close out

Qualifications:
• A bachelors degree (or equivalent) in engineering / project / construction management or a related field
Professional qualification (e.g., APM/Acoste/RICS) (or equivalent)