Senior Planner

Balfour Beatty plc; Tilbury; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Smart working with flexible start/fin

Up to 40% remote work

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies and benefits

Résumé du poste

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking an experienced Senior Planner for the Lower Thames Crossing project. The role focuses on updating and maintaining the Primavera P6 programme for Power Transmission & Distribution works, coordinating with operations and stakeholders to ensure timely progress.

Responsibilities include leading planning activities, reporting, risk mitigation, and mentoring junior staff, with a mix of site and office work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience with Primavera P6 on major Power Transmission projects.
• Operational construction project experience.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies.
• Proven ability to work with operational teams to capture real time progress.
• Experience in NEC3/NEC4 contract environments.
• Knowledge of Change Management techniques.

Responsabilités

• Plan, structure and lead the project programme of works.
• Manage interface between programme and operations through meetings and progress reporting.
• Highlight dependencies and interfaces between stakeholders.
• Identify programme risks and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain a fully logically linked Primavera P6 programme.
• Ensure schedule is resourced and updated with execution changes.
• Provide regular updates to project staff and management.
• Mentor junior planning staff and deputise for Planning Manager.

Connaissances

Primavera P6

NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Planning & scheduling

Progress reporting

Stakeholder liaison

Outils

Primavera P6

Description du poste

About The Role

Balfour Beatty Power is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business, to focus on our major Lower Thames Crossing project. You will be responsible for the updating and maintenance of all aspects of the Power T&D OHL, Cabling, or Substation project P6 programme.

Role focus

• Support the planning and monitoring of all activities within the project programmes.
• Ensure the delivery of weekly and monthly programme reports in line with the project reporting timetable.
• Maintain an accurate fully logically linked programme in line with the contract requirements.
• Participate in the development of the planning team and promotion of best practices.

As a Senior Planning Engineer, You Will

• Plan, structure and lead the planning of the project programme of works.
• Manage the interface between the programme and the operational staff through structured meetings, programme and progress reporting.
• Highlight both the dependencies and the interfaces between stakeholders.
• Identify programme risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Identify programme opportunities and propose capture strategies.
• Maintain a fully logically linked Primavera P6 project programme.
• Ensure the schedule is resourced (plant and personnel) and update to reflect modifications in execution strategy. This will require close work with the project delivery team to regularly maintain the status of the programme.
• Provide regular updates to the programme to allow project staff to plan their works.
• Update and report progress of the project at regular intervals to the Planning Manager and Project Manager.
• Reporting on key resources including staff; operatives, key plant and equipment, supply chain and other project milestones to allow the project to proceed in accordance with the baseline.
• Provide the appropriate programming, management and interfaces between business functions and the delivery team to ensure that contractual milestones in all sections of the project delivery programme are understood, monitored and adhered to in a controlled and appropriately timely manner. This activity will require close and professional liaison with the client’s planning team on a regular basis.
• Assist in the evaluation of early warnings and preparation of compensation events.
• Ensuring that the established planning and scheduling methodology is followed.
• Assist with the preparation of the monthly programme report and dashboards and associated supporting information.
• Provide mentoring to junior members of staff within the planning department.
• Deputise for the Planning Manager as required.

Who we're looking for

The following experience/qualifications are required:

• Working knowledge of Primavera preferably on Power Transmission projects
• Operational experience of construction projects
• Knowledge of Project Management methodology
• Proven ability in working with operational teams to capture real time progress
• Experience working in an NEC3/NEC4 contract environment
• Knowledge of Change Management techniques

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About Us

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives. As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview. We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments. We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via [e-mail]