Lead / Forensic Project Planner - Energy and Natural Resources

Sccsinternational; Tees Valley; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner and Townsend in Stockton-on-Tees is seeking a Lead / Forensic Project Planner in its Energy and Natural Resources division. The role is on-site three to four days a week to support progress validation and direct work with the contractor and delivery teams.

You will provide planning, programme assurance and delay analysis, maintain shadow baselines and forecast programmes, and apply scenario planning to assess change, trends and mitigation options.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning, programme assurance and delay analysis across the project.
• Develop and maintain a shadow baseline and forecast programme with independent analysis.
• Review contractor and subcontractor programmes and progress updates.

Job description

Lead / Forensic Project Planner - Energy and Natural Resources

Turner and Townsend

Employer Turner and Townsend Location Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom Contract Not stated Level Senior Salary Salary not published Closes Not stated

What the role covers

Turner and Townsend is recruiting a Lead / Forensic Project Planner in its energy and natural resources division, based at Stockton-on-Tees and expected on site three to four days a week to support progress validation, meetings and direct work with the contractor, subcontractors and delivery teams.

The planner provides dedicated planning, programme assurance and delay analysis across the project, with particular attention to change, trends, early warnings, claims avoidance, forecasting and scenario planning. The role develops and maintains a shadow baseline and forecast programme, giving independent planning analysis of schedule risk, potential delay impacts and mitigation options.

Duties include reviewing contractor and subcontractor programmes, progress updates, lookaheads and supporting schedule information, running what-if analysis to support decisions, mitigation planning and claims avoidance, and assessing the schedule effect of change, trends, early warnings and emerging project issues.

The planner also provides planning input into delay analysis, entitlement reviews and contract baseline assessments, and reviews progress, productivity, the critical path, float movement, interfaces and key milestone performance. The posting describes a diverse and supportive team recruited during a period of growth in the division, and work for clients delivering complex energy and natural resources projects.