Lead Planner PSC

Wood; Staines-upon-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is recruiting a Lead Planner to support a portfolio of high-profile projects across the UK. Based primarily out of Aberdeen, the role requires hybrid working with three days in the office. You will develop project schedules, ensuring alignment with contractual obligations and coordinating effectively across diverse teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in planning roles, a deep understanding of risk management, and proficiency in scheduling software like Primavera.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Cost Management, Change Control, Planning & Risk Analysis & Management.
• Significant prior experience in a senior planning role.
• Capability to effectively manage planning across a Framework.
• Drive standardisation, consistency, best practices for performance excellence.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the development of project schedules and plans.
• Forecasting and trending using performance indicators.
• Clear communication and coordination across projects.

Skills

Cost Management

Change Control

Planning

Risk Analysis

EPCm Cost Management

Primavera

Education

ISCED level 6 (Bachelor's Degree)

Tools

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 EPCm projects in the UK.

There is a requirement for hybrid working with three days in one of our Hub offices. As this position is mainly to support an Aberdeen based project the preference would be to be based out of our Aberdeen office. However, we will also consider applications from Glasgow, Stockton or Staines.

This is for a 12-month contract on a ltd co basis out with IR35.

Please note applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check.

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 an appropriately detailed and robust project schedule based on the Control Estimate and incorporating any agreed changes, preparing weekly short-term lookaheads for each discipline to ensure effective planning and execution.

Additionally, the position requires forecasting and trending using performance indicators to monitor progress and anticipate potential issues. Acting as the primary point of contact for all planning requirements, the role ensures clear communication and coordination across the project.

This is an ideal role for an experienced Lead Planner experienced in managing the Planning across a portfolio of brownfield EPCm projects.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Systems Integration (SI) team, work with a variety of high-profile clients across the energy sector. Delivering bespoke essential automation and control solutions that enable a safer and more efficient operation.

Within SI, we are architecting our clients' digital ecosystems to be inherently safe, cybersecure and operable. Within our teams we integrate client source systems across their IT, Operational Technology (OT) environments, securely pushing OT data into IT systems as a foundation for transformation.

We design and integrate operational technology to achieve business, production and operational goals.

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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 EPCm Cost Management
• Capability to effectively manage planning across a Framework
• Drive standardisation, consistency, best practice to achieve performance excellence