Senior Planner

Costain; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Costain is seeking a Senior Planner for a key infrastructure project in the Southwest. The role includes day-to-day planning responsibilities, requiring expertise in cost management and project controls. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and experience in relevant sectors such as nuclear and civil engineering.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cost management in relevant sectors (nuclear, process engineering, oil & gas, or civil engineering).
• Demonstrable experience in project controls and cost management.
• Experience applying estimating, budgeting & cost control.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender and contract programmes using designated planning tools.
• Manage project baselines and execute change control processes.
• Produce project reports and data aligned with company accounting software.

Skills

Cost Management

Project Controls

Estimating

Budgeting

Cost Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/project/construction management

Job description

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Job Description

We have a great opportunity for a Senior Planner to join our project in the Southwest where we are a delivery partner on a key infrastructure project.

The Senior Planning Engineer is accountable to the Project Controls Manager for day to day planning matters. The Senior Planning Engineer remains functionally accountable to the Functional Lead (Planning)

Please note potential candidates for this role must be able to obtain and retain security clearance to be considered for this position. (Minimum 5 years residence in UK)

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Responsibilities

• Prepare robust tender and contract programmes using the designated planning tool.
• Fully resource programmes, produce resource histograms, resource level programmes, understand and communicate the effect on programme schedules to project team
• Include appropriate financial data in the programme to produce a project cost/time distribution profile and communicate the results to the project team
• Display and analyse the project Critical Path and advise the project team of the results and any appropriate corrective action
• Produce/maintain project baselines and execute the change control process as appropriate
• Correctly record project progress in the programme, reschedule programme to take effect of the progress data and communicate the results to the project team and advise of any appropriate corrective action
• Produce project reports/data directly from the planning software arranging the data to align with the company accounting software
• Understand and report on project using Earned Value Analysis techniques and interpret/communicate the results and any corrective action to the project team
• Produce programmes that satisfy contractual requirements.
• All programmes and documentation to be produced to company practices and procedures.
• Manage a portfolio of project programmes and supporting Planning Engineers/Junior Planning Engineers including supervision and checking of work to ensure that all work complies with company standards and procedures.
• Project Controls/Commercial/Financial interface with the wider business unit
• Planning and programme interfaces with all Vendors.
• Examine documentation relevant to the preparation of the Nuclear Facilities programmes.
• Seek independent advice on the adequacy of the facilities or documentation.
• Request necessary supporting services to fulfil his responsibilities
• Act as mentor to Junior Planning members to assist in their personal development

Qualifications

• Extensive Cost Management experience in an appropriate sector (nuclear, process engineering, oil & gas, or civil engineering).
• Demonstrable experience in the field of project controls and/or project cost management in an appropriate sector (nuclear, process engineering, oil & gas or civil engineering)
• Demonstrable experience applying estimating, budgeting & cost control in a complex environment.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/project/construction management or a related field.

About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

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