Planning Lead

Egis Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Egis is seeking a Lead Planner to join our PMCM team in the Midlands, with a key role in developing delivery capability and ensuring robust control of the planning schedule. You will support project and programme teams, lead and grow the Planning function, and define baselines at project, programme and portfolio levels.

The role requires expert knowledge of Primavera P6 and MS Project, experience in water/civil infrastructure projects, and strong leadership with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of planning in Water, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure or Utility projects.
• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interface with client organisations at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust control of the planning schedule for delivery schedules and portfolios.
• Lead the planning function and grow the Planning team with line management duties.
• Define and control the schedule baseline ensuring realism and achievability.
• Coordinate with Project Controls to align schedule, budget and risk baselines.
• Maintain framework for template schedules, norms and standard work.
• Produce and improve schedule management information for monthly reporting.

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Lead Planner to join our PMCM team based in the Midlands team to play an integral role in the development of our delivery capability.

You will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust control of the planning schedule and contributing to building our planning function. This includes providing active support the project and programme teams in all planning and reporting activities. This role would suit a collaborative individual with great leadership and communication skills who enjoys multi-tasking, loves a busy working environment and thrives under pressure.

• Ensure that programme schedule information is accurate and timely.
• Develop the scope and work breakdown structure for the delivery schedule, including the capture of key assumptions.
• Growing the Planning team and line management duties.
• Define and control the schedule baseline for our capital delivery schedule and project, programme and portfolio levels, ensuring that they incorporate learning from previous projects and is realistic/achievable.
• Work closely with the Project Controls Specialists to ensure that the schedule, budget and risk/contingency baselines are consistent and integrated.
• Manage the framework for maintaining the schedule interdependencies between projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Maintain the framework for forecasting critical resources – to enable the identification and mitigation of bottlenecks.
• Establish, maintain and continuously improve the framework for template schedules, schedule activity norms and standard work.
• Make sure that schedule progress is regularly reviewed and reported, identifying risks, issues and opportunities.
• Produce and continuously improve schedule management information as part of our monthly reporting cycle.

Qualifications

• Expert level knowledge of Primavera (P6) and MS Project
• Strong experience on Water, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure or Utility sector projects
• Experienced in management of planning staff
• Knowledge of NEC contracts
• A proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications
• Degree educated ideally
• Good level of technical understanding of infrastructure projects
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Strong planning and organising skills with demonstrated ability to manage in fine detail
• Ability to interface with all relevant levels of client organisation
• Development, deployment and continuous improvement of planning processes, procedures and systems.
• You will have a a logical mindset and methodical approach.
• You will be a good all-round team player with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Additional Information

Location

This role will be based from our client office in the Midlands 4 days per week

Right to work in the UK

This role is subject to client interview and acceptance

We are committed to our planet

In each project we design, engineer and operate we care deeply about the legacy we’re leaving behind. As part of our team, you’ll have a unique opportunity to use your skills and expertise to shape a better future for our communities in the UK, and all around the globe.

Our commitment is translated in the work carried out by our Egis Foundation, which funds concrete actions to address the climate crisis and is focused on educational and social initiatives that will help in the responsible and sustainable shift towards a sustainable world.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and we strive to build a workforce that truly reflects the communities we represent. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. If you decide to apply for an opportunity with us, your application will be assessed based purely on your experience, the essential and desirable criteria, and your suitability for the role. We value each and every one’s contribution as this builds our culture and means that if you work with us, you will be included, listened to, and respected.