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Project Planner in Stockport

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Stockport

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GBP 40,000 - 55,000

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Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking an experienced engineering planner based in Stockport to support major power infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or project management and experience with medium to large projects. This role offers a competitive salary with bonus opportunities and significant career growth prospects.

Benefits

Leading bonus scheme up to 20%
Training and development opportunities
Electric vehicle leasing scheme
Private medical and life assurance
Cycle to work scheme
Team and company social events

Qualifications

  • HND or degree in engineering or project management is essential.
  • Experience with medium to large power projects is desirable.
  • Experience of full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Support major power infrastructure projects.
  • Improve services provided to clients.
  • Develop and analyze complex project programmes.

Skills

Project management skills
Analytical skills
Communication skills
Experience with Primavera P6
Knowledge of project lifecycle
Driving licence

Education

HND or degree in engineering or project management

Tools

Primavera P6
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Power BI
Job description
Overview

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

About Fichtner

Fichtner is global engineering consultancy established in 1922 with over 2000 employees over 170 countries. Within the UK and Ireland our engineers and consultants are involved in some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, owners, and operators. Projects in development, construction, or operation in the UK and Ireland, include more than:

  • 60 major thermal power plants, across the waste, biomass, and conventional power sectors
  • 10 GWh of battery storage
  • 5 GW of solar
  • 7 GW of on-shore and off-shore wind
  • 5 GWh of pumped storage hydro projects
  • 20 carbon capture projects, aiming to capture and permanently sequestrate more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 per annum

We have over 180 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow and from sites spread across the UK and Ireland.

Role

We are now looking to recruit a experienced engineering planner, in a permanent capacity, to support ongoing project roles in the delivery of major power infrastructure projects and support the continuous improvement of the services we provide to our clients. We intend to base this role from our Stockport office.

We are looking for

A high calibre candidate with most of the following skills or experience:

  • A HND or degree in engineering or project management (essential).
  • Experience gained with medium to large power projects is desirable.
  • Development and analysis of complex project programmes and schedules.
  • Experience of the full lifecycle of a project.
  • Project management software including Primavera P6.
  • Probability analysis e.g. Monte Carlo and Primavera risk analysis.
  • Best practises for assessing, recording, and reporting progress including leading and lagging KPI’s.
  • Critical path and delay analysis techniques.
  • Awareness of claims management and standard forms of contracts.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent people and communication skills.
  • Competent user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power BI.
  • Full right to live and work in the UK.
  • A current driving licence for occasional travel to project sites in the UK and Ireland.
We offer in return
  • Salary package, with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of the agreed salary.
  • Significant training, development, and career growth opportunities.
  • Electric vehicle leasing scheme.
  • Private medical & life assurance.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Team and company social events.
  • Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!

If you are interested in applying for this job please press the Apply Button and follow the application process. Energy Jobline wishes you the very best of luck in your next career move.

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