Senior Planner

Bilfinger; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and maintenance provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Planner based on site at the Puma project in Hull. The role involves developing and managing project control strategies, ensuring project schedules, and monitoring costs. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree and significant experience in project controls. This position necessitates expertise in P6 and PMO processes.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in a leadership role in project controls.
• 12 years of experience in Construction Management.
• PMO Experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage an effective project control strategy.
• Ensure project schedules and critical path analysis are adopted.
• Monitor and control costs efficiently.

Skills

Knowledge and proficiency in P6

Project controls leadership

Experience with PowerBI and MS tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields

Job description

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Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

The Role

Bilfinger UK are looking for a Senior Planner to be based on site at our Puma project in Hull. The Senior Planner is responsible for consulting and directing the function to provide cost/expenditure transparency, project controls, processes and planning activities to projects and contracts whilst ensuring parity and best practice across the business.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and manage an effective project control strategy whilst maintaining the project controls plan and associated procedures
• Ensure project schedules, including resource loading, critical path analysis and progress monitoring are adopted across all projects
• Establish cost engineering systems to monitor, control and report costs
• Aid in the development, integration and optimisation of project programmes
• Liaise with PMs/RDs to manage the provision of appropriate resources and expertise to successfully deliver the project control activities
• Liaise with project teams to identify project risks and associated control measures, plus opportunities
• Assist in the development and monitor the performance of key contracts
• Ownership of the update of business process and reporting systems/timelines through to project closure
• Develop bespoke and/or generic rules of credit
• Develop structured naming conventions in P6 to be rolled out through the business

Specific Activities

• Review and approve prior to issuance all cost/planning information required for Monthly Project Board meeting
• Set up and lead the Project Control Meetings
• Ensure we have robust monthly project updates to the project risk registers and value analysis processes
• Manage the integration of programmes from various sources
• Implement progress monitoring and productivity measurement
• Define and issue the project work breakdown structure and estimating format
• Monitor expenditure and adjust budgets in accordance with the project change control system

Experience & Qualifications

• Knowledge and proficiency in P6
• 8 years of experience in a leadership role in project controls
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related fields and twelve years’ experience in Construction Management, and or ICostE, CEng, IEng
• PMO Experience
• Knowledge or and experience using PowerBI and MS tools

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