Lead Planner

Wood; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in the UK is looking for a Lead Planner to support high-profile projects. This role involves developing project schedules and ensuring they meet all contractual obligations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and significant experience in senior planning roles. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and focuses on the energy transition, allowing professionals to contribute to meaningful projects while advancing their careers.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Competitive remuneration package

Global connections

Commitment to continued professional development

Qualifications

• Typically requires Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of Cost Management, Change Control, Planning & Risk Analysis.
• Significant prior experience in a senior planning role.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules and plans adhering to requirements.
• Prepare weekly detailed lookaheads for effective planning.
• Generate schedules for proposals under tight deadlines.

Skills

Cost Management

Change Control

Planning & Risk Analysis

Primavera

Resource Loading

CPM Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline

Tools

Primavera

Scheduling software

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Lead Planner to support across a portfolio of high-profile projects for our Consulting Business Unit.

This role will be based in our Staines office with hybrid working available.

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The Role

The Lead Planner will be accountable for the development of project schedules and plans, ensuring they are prepared to the required level of detail and accuracy and accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures, and standards.

As the Lead Planner you will be responsible for delivering appropriately detailed and robust project schedules based on the Control Estimate and incorporating any agreed changes, preparing weekly short-term lookaheads for each discipline to ensure effective planning and execution. In addition, you wll be required to generate schedules in support of proposals often against tight deadlines.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Within Technical Consulting, our clients range from both major and independent operators of onshore oil & gas and clean energy facilities such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and windfarms, through to suppliers, fabricators and EPC contractors. We execute projects from concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning on a world-wide basis. We are proud to be working on projects that support the energy transition journey, enabling a more sustainable future for us all.

What we can offer

• A caring team culture we support each other professionally and personally, encouraging knowledge sharing across all areas of the business
• Energy Transition Academy join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the Energy sector
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Typically requires ISCED level 6 (Bachelors) Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline (or equivalent gained through relevant vocational training and/or industry experience)
• Strong understanding of Cost Management, Change Control, Planning & Risk Analysis & Management
• Significant prior experience in a senior planning role
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera and other scheduling software and related tools and techniques including Logic and CPM analysis, resource loading and levelling
• Advanced knowledge of Project Execution Procedures for Scheduling
• Understands Cost Management
• Capability to effectively manage planning across a Framework
• Drive standardisation, consistency, best practice to achieve performance excellence