Senior Planner

Westlakes Recruit; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the project controls sector is seeking a Senior Planner to join their Birmingham team. This role involves managing projects, working with multidisciplinary teams, and applying advanced project control techniques to successfully deliver large-scale infrastructure projects. Ideal candidates will have significant rail/highway experience and be proficient in Primavera P6. This position offers the opportunity to make a substantial impact on the successful delivery of high-value contracts while working in a supportive and hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Detailed understanding of transportation technologies.
• Experience programming multidisciplinary engineering design.
• Proactive, structured, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of the Project programme and Project Controls.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Provide project performance data, schedules, and reports.

Skills

Rail/Highway experience

Project Control duties

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Engineering qualification in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Membership of APM

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for a Senior Planner to be engaged on a contract basis. Candidates will ideally be based in Birmingham, with hybrid working supported.

Role:

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, world-class project controls team working on some of the UK's largest transportation infrastructure projects. You will be part of an experienced team that significantly impacts the successful delivery of multi-million-pound contracts, utilizing state-of-the-art project controls tools and techniques to provide concise information to the projects they support.

Requirements:

• Rail/Highway experience.
• A detailed understanding of transportation technologies, including Signalling, Track (P-Way), Structures (tunnels, bridges, earthworks, embankments, buildings, structures, gantries, access platforms), Electrification & Plant, and Telecoms.
• Experience programming multi-disciplinary engineering design and a good understanding of engineering activities and scheduling.
• Must have an excellent understanding of how projects are designed, procured, constructed, and commissioned.
• Expert user of Primavera P6.
• Ability to carry out Project Control duties with limited supervision, working independently on Project and Tender Programmes.
• Experience managing Junior planners, including task allocation, achievement checks, and providing feedback and guidance.
• Experience with various contract forms, including NEC.
• Experience with Schedule Risk and Cost analysis, Claims, and working with enterprise systems.
• Preparation of project resource histograms.
• Implementation and use of EVM on projects.
• Understanding of Project Controls Techniques including budget and spend management, change control, Earned Value Management, data and trend analysis, and Work Package Management.
• Experience on large projects up to 50m.
• Engineering qualification in Mechanical or Civil Engineering preferred.
• Membership of APM preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Proactive, structured, analytical, with attention to detail and data quality.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the Project programme and Project Controls.
• Represent and promote Project Controls Policy, attend and guide client progress meetings.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Supervise junior team members as required.
• Understand the commercial and financial aspects of project management.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients.
• Understand transportation technologies and markets.
• Provide project performance data, schedules, and reports promptly.
• Identify deviations and slippages, report issues to senior management.
• Highlight programme issues and advise on planning.
• Deliver Period Programme Updates, including changes and delays.
• Produce reports to support project decision-making.

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