Project Planner

Water Engineering Services Ltd; Bury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health care provided

Extended pension

Job summary

Water Engineering Services Ltd is seeking a highly organised Project Planner to support the successful delivery of projects by developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed programmes. You will work closely with Project Managers, site teams and stakeholders to track progress, identify risks and keep programmes current throughout the project lifecycle.

This role requires strong planning, communication and problem-solving skills with experience using P6 and Microsoft Project, and familiarity

Qualifications

• Strong planning and organisational skills for detailed project programmes.
• Excellent communication and ability to work with Project Managers, site teams and stakeholders.
• Proactive problem-solving to identify delays and risks in schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project programmes.
• Work with Project Managers and Site Teams to understand requirements and upcoming activities.
• Monitor progress against milestones and programmes.
• Identify delays, risks and issues and elevate as needed.
• Produce regular programme updates and progress reports.
• Track activities, resources and deliverables.
• Assist with planning and sequencing of works.
• Liaise with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Attend meetings and provide updates on programme performance.
• Maintain accurate project records and documentation.
• Support commercial and project teams with programme information.
• Ensure programmes are kept up to date throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Project planning

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Primarily P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Holidays :26 days per annum plus bank holidays increasing with service

Hours : 40 hours per week

Benefits :Private Health care provided, Extended pension

Overview

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Project Planner to support the successful delivery of our projects by developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed project programmes. Working closely with Project Managers, Site Teams and stakeholders, you will be responsible for tracking progress, identifying potential risks and delays, coordinating project activities and ensuring programmes remain accurate and up to date throughout the project lifecycle. This role would suit an organised and detail-focused individual with strong planning, communication and problem-solving skills who enjoys working in a fast-paced project environment and playing a key role in ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and on time.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed project programmes.


• Work closely with Project Managers and Site Teams to understand project requirements, progress and upcoming activities.


• Monitor project progress against agreed programmes and key milestones.


• Identify potential delays, risks and programme issues and elevate these where appropriate.


• Produce regular programme updates and progress reports.


• Track project activities, resources and key deliverables.


• Assist Project Managers with planning and sequencing of works.


• Liaise with clients, subcontractors, suppliers and internal teams where required.


• Attend project and planning meetings and provide updates on programme performance.


• Maintain accurate project records and documentation.


• Support the commercial and project teams with programme information where required.


• Ensure programmes are kept up to date throughout the project lifecycle.


• Help identify opportunities to improve project delivery and planning processes.


• Experienced in project planning, ideally within engineering, construction, utilities or the water/wastewater sector.


• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.


• Confident working with project programmes and deadlines.


• Able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.


• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships with project teams and clients.


• Proactive and able to identify potential issues before they become problems.


• Confident using Microsoft Excel and other project management/planning software.


• Comfortable working with Project Managers, Engineers, Site Teams and senior management.


• Able to work independently while also being a strong team player.


• Experience within the water/wastewater or utilities sector.


• Experience working with P6, Microsoft Project or similar planning software.


• Knowledge of construction or engineering project delivery.


• Understanding of project controls, programme management and critical path analysis.