Lead Planning and Scheduling Engineer

Lucite International; Wilton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical company in the UK is looking for a Lead Planning and Scheduling Engineer to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project schedules and overseeing contractor compliance. Experience in chemical plant projects is crucial, especially knowledge of planning tools like Primavera P6 and familiarity with SAP. This role offers excellent remuneration and opportunities for development and travel, ensuring a high standard of planning in a safety-sensitive environment.

Benefits

Excellent remuneration package

Days annual leave plus statutory holidays

Company pension scheme

Medical insurance

Opportunities to develop and travel

Qualifications

• Experience working on Top Tier COMAH Sites.
• Ability to maintain high accuracy and meet deadlines.
• Strong safety standards and controls are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules and milestone plans.
• Oversee contractor schedules for compliance with requirements.
• Provide accurate progress reporting and performance dashboards.
• Support project audits and manage lessons learnt activities.

Skills

Experience of chemical plant projects

Planning and scheduling (incl. Primavera P6)

Cost monitoring and cost reporting

Influencing stakeholders

High attention to detail

Tools

SAP

Job description

About us

The Mitsubishi Chemical Group is a specialty materials provider with an unwavering commitment to forging innovative solutions. We possess extensive expertise and leadership in material science within the core market segments of Mobility, Digital, Food and Healthcare. By providing advanced chemistry-based solutions our , employees enable industry transformation, develop technological advancements, and create more fruitful lives for the global population. Delivering on the core elements of our slogan - “Science. Value. Life.”

In our business we are passionate about sustainability and respect for the environment. They are key elements of a powerful concept that we call KAITEKI and it's at the very heart of why we are in business. We are working on developing our processes to help us to reduce our environmental footprint and make a difference to the local community wherever we are.

Our corporate culture is based on the values of integrity, respect, bravery, collaboration, and persistence, we call it “Our Way”. With our approach, together we can shape a more sustainable, progressive and brighter version of the world.

We believe in the power of people with diverse values, viewpoints, and expertise. Our aim is the wellbeing of people and the planet – a concept we call KAITEKI. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment.

The Scope

Our Strategic Projects Group is developing the world's largest modern state of art Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) plant to be built in Louisiana which will have the lowest carbon footprint of any other MMA plant globally. As part of the MC project management team the Lead Planning and Scheduling Engineer is responsible for implementing and managing the planning, scheduling and progress monitoring activities during lifecycle phases of the project.

The role fits within the Project Controls Team and will require close coordination and oversight of the contractor project team.

Size of project :

$2bn

Key Responsibilities and Outcomes

Schedule management

• Develop and maintain level 1 and level 2 project schedules and milestone plans
• Ensure project schedules are correctly aligned to the project's Work Breakdown Structure
• Ensure contractors schedules are fully compliant with Mitsubishi requirements
• Plan for and manage the validation and risk assessment of the project schedules including the use of 3rd party market studies or independent auditing / validation activities where necessary.

Contractor and processes support

• Oversee the development, validation and integration of level 1, 2 and 3 schedules by Contractors
• Ensure all project processes and procedures covering the planning, scheduling and progress monitoring activities are well understood and followed by the project team and all contractors.
• Validate any schedule implications associated with Management of Change requests from contractors, licensors and vendors.

Monitoring and measuring progress

• Provide consistent and accurate progress, weekly summary and monthly reporting including performance dashboards.
• Support the Contract Manager by ensuring progress performance by contractors is adequately measured and reported against and that all agreed project processes and procedures are being rigorously followed.
• Support the Information, Data and Systems Manager to ensure that the status of project document workflow is measured and reported effectively.

Review processes

• Support the Project Control Manager in executing the Project Audit Strategy and administering Lessons Learnt activities and Project Action Tracking

Requirements

• Experience of chemical plant projects, a significant part of which has been on a Top Tier COMAH Site.
• Cost monitoring and Cost reporting experience
• Experienced with Planning and scheduling (incl. Primavera P6) and knowledge of SAP.
• The ability to influence effectively internal and external customers / stakeholders
• High standards for accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain high standards while meeting strict deadlines
• The plants are classified as 'major hazard plants' therefore very high safety, work standards & controls are essential in all aspects of planning.

Benefits

• Excellent Remuneration Package
• days annual leave plus statutory holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Medical insurance
• Opportunities to develop and travel.