Project Planner – Manchester

Tony Gee And Partners; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Tony Gee And Partners is recruiting a Senior Project Planner for our Manchester office to work across Highways, Rail and Energy projects. You will develop and manage NEC3/NEC4 programmes, participate in project controls, and support both corporate and client interfaces with clarity and precision.

We value initiative, knowledge sharing, and the ability to drive schedule quality across major frameworks including Energy, Network Rail, and National Highways.

Qualifications

• NEC contracts knowledge
• Infrastructure planning experience
• Strong critical path analysis skills
• What-if scenario planning ability
• Interface management across multiple projects

Responsibilities

• Manage integrated project programmes and meet reporting timelines
• Correlate schedule, cost and risk through integrated solutions
• Lead in What-if scenario planning for conflicts and recoveries
• Integrate scheduling across projects within the area of work
• Collaborate with Project Managers to maintain programme schedules
• Support contractor requirements with Planning/Controls Managers
• Share best practices and provide specialist advice on planning policy

Job description

Tony Gee is recruiting for a Senior Project Planner based in our Manchester office. This is an opportunity to work on a range of exciting projects across the Highways, Rail and Energy sectors.

Whilst our immediate need is for a planner to support our growing portfolio of major projects for the Energy Sector, we can offer variety and interest with opportunities on our Network Rail and National Highways framework projects.

We are looking for someone comfortable working as part of the project management team and, when required, autonomously using initiative to overcome challenges and unknowns.

We are looking for a planner competent to construct and manage NEC3 and NEC4 compliant programmes but are also very interested in candidates who have a passion to share knowledge and develop others.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage integrated project programmes meeting internal / external reporting timelines


• Correlate schedule, cost and risk assessment through integrated solutions to influence critical path analysis


• Lead in What-if scenario planning providing integrated solutions to programme/project conflicts and recoveries


• Manage and monitor processes to integrate scheduling from across all projects within the area of work


• Work closely with Project Managers to maintain programme schedules and manage the interface between schedules


• Support contractor requirements working with the Planning Manager and/ or Project Controls Manager


• Collaborate with project delivery teams and external stakeholders (including clients and suppliers) where necessary to integrate all time, cost and quality information to support the monitoring of project performance


• Capture and communicate best practice project planning policy, processes and procedures across the business to drive continuous improvement and provide specialist advice where required


• Provide support and advice to your project team member(s) at all times and ensure that all tasks are being delivered to a high level of quality


• Provide programme structure and programme software training to Project Managers and other engineering staff as may be relevant to their needs in order to interact with project programmes

Essential Skills

• Competent in P6 primavera


• Accredited training / competent in Microsoft Project


• Numerate and able to demonstrate strong excel, project and PowerPoint skills, computer literacy is essential


• Understanding and working experience of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project


• Understanding of best practise, Standards and Procedures Experience.


• The ability to create Project Schedules at various development stages, developing from first principles and ensuring the schedules are maintained effectively


• Experience and knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial aspects relating to planning/programming


• Experience in infrastructure planning/programming


• Demonstrable understanding of commercial elements within large, complex projects, and a track record of achievement in complex projects

Desirable Skills

• Association of Project Management member or similar (or working towards)


• APMG Project Planning & Control Foundation and Practitioner or similar (or working towards)

Why Work for Tony Gee

We are an engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex and innovative design solutions to the global construction industry. Our people make our business a success and so we invest in your development and wellbeing providing an environment that supports you at whatever career level you are at. We believe that there is more to a job than work. We encourage a healthy work/life balance through a wide range of social activity groups. They’re great fun and a chance to expand your professional and social networks. We also offer the opportunity of a hybrid work model where you can split your working week between the office and your home.