Planner

Costain Group; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure solutions company in Greater Manchester is seeking a Planning Engineer to develop and manage project programmes. This role involves building cost-loaded plans, interfacing with project controls, and ensuring delivery optimization. The ideal candidate should have experience in Primavera (P6) and be qualified in a planning discipline. This position combines office-based work with travel to various sites, offering a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience in a planning related discipline.
• Proactive work ethic and able to challenge the team.
• Relevant experience in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop breakdown structures and quality criteria.
• Test project assumptions for realism.
• Interface with the project controls team.
• Support project optimization and resource management.
• Identify wider resource requirements.
• Understand stakeholder requirements in reporting.
• Provide planning process advice.

Skills

Primavera (P6) trained and experienced

Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans

Understanding of Earned Value Analysis

High level of numeracy

Excellent analytical skills

Understanding of estimating, scheduling, and risk tools

Experience in Project Controls

Education

HNC/HND or degree in a planning related discipline

APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent

PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

Job description

• Locations Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Gwynedd, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
• Contract Type Permanent
• Driving Required Yes
• Security Clearance Required Yes

Job Description

As a Planning Engineer you will be a fundamental part of the team, working with stakeholders to develop and manage programmes, completing updates and reporting both internally and externally.

The successful applicant will firstly work with the QS team to cost load the existing programme of works. Following acceptance of the programme, the role will transition to working and managing subcontractor plans, ensuring updates are fed into the overall programme.

The successful applicant will be required to work at least 3 days per week from either the Costain Manchester Office or Trawsfynydd Site with travel required between the two.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Develop breakdown structures, quality criteria, product descriptions and monitoring strategy.
• Enquire and record and then test project assumptions to ensure that plans are realistic and achievable.
• Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan.
• Support the project manager to identify options to optimise delivery through resource smoothing, resource levelling and rescheduling of activities.
• Identify wider resource requirements for the delivery of the project.
• Ensure that stakeholder requirements are understood and addressed in reporting arrangements.
• Provide advice on planning processes throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Support capability building and the use of best practice in planning and reporting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Primavera (P6) trained and experienced
• Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
• Experience and show understanding of Earned Value Analysis as a reporting tool
• Proactive work ethic and comfortable in challenging the team to implement savings to the programme and explore and propose mitigations
• High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills
• Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools
• Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment

Qualifications

• HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning related discipline
• APMG International Project Planning and Control Practitioner or equivalent
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)

About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future‑shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase. We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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