Senior Planner (Project Controls) - Energy & Natural Resources

Turner-; Irvine; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Irvine, Scotland, is seeking a Senior Planner to lead scheduling across multiple projects within the Energy and Natural Resources sector. You will develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), coordinate time, cost, risk and reporting to support decision-making.

The role requires extensive planning and scheduling experience, proficiency in Primavera P6, and the ability to lead teams, manage stakeholders and drive delivery to time and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Senior professional project controls experience specialising in planning & scheduling across complex projects.
• Knowledge of NEC contract requirements relating to programme management.
• BPSS security clearance required or obtainable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and leadership ability.
• Ability to make risk-based decisions where parameters are unclear.
• Strong stakeholder management and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance and management of project schedules and IMS across complex projects.
• Monitor progress against scope, schedule, cost, risk and KPI baselines; identify trends and issues.
• Conduct critical path, float and schedule impact analysis; recommend recovery actions.
• Produce progress updates, dashboards and governance information for decision-making.
• Support change control; evaluate impacts on schedule, cost and delivery objectives.
• Collaborate with project managers and controls teams to align scope and delivery.

Skills

Senior Project Controls

Planning & Scheduling

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk analysis

Communication

BPSS clearance

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

A Senior Planner will be responsible for work packages and projects of varying size and complexity. Due to the nature of the programme of works, work packages may vary in size with Senior Planners accountable for scheduling multiple smaller projects or one which could be significantly larger in value. A Senior Planner will be responsible for taking the lead on planning for

multiple non-related projects or single highly complex projects within the programme of works. They will understand and manage relationships between time, cost, risk, change, reporting and scope, with accountability for creating and maintaining robust schedules that provide our clients with accurate data to drive management decisions. They will play a key role in ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Lead the development, maintenance and management of project schedules, programme plans and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) across complex projects and programmes.
• Monitor and analyse project performance against scope, schedule, cost, risk and KPI baselines, identifying trends, variances, constraints and emerging issues.
• Conduct critical path, float and schedule impact analysis, assessing the effect of changes, risks and delays while recommending recovery strategies where required.
• Produce and maintain progress updates, dashboards, performance reports and governance information to support effective decision-making and stakeholder confidence.
• Support and oversee change control processes, evaluating the impact of proposed changes on schedule, cost and project delivery objectives.
• Collaborate with project managers, project controls teams and stakeholders to define scope, coordinate activities, maintain accurate schedules and improve delivery performance.
• Undertake project progress reviews and forecasting activities to provide clear visibility of current status and future delivery outcomes.
• Monitor and consolidate multiple project schedules while ensuring alignment with programme and portfolio requirements.
• Support risk identification and management, assessing potential impacts on project timelines and delivery performance.
• Ensure consistent application of project controls standards, governance requirements and planning processes across projects and programmes.
• Maintain compliance with NECcontractual requirements relating to programme management, schedule submissions and reporting.
• Monitor project reporting systems, performance metrics and Earned Value Management (EVM) data to measure progress and delivery effectiveness.
• Challenge project performance constructively and provide recommendations to mitigate risks, improve efficiency and enhance delivery confidence.
• Provide leadership, mentoring and technical guidance to planners and junior project controls professionals where required.
• Support resource planning, work coordination and assignment scheduling to ensure effective project execution.

Qualifications

You have senior professional Project Controls experience specialising in Planning & Scheduling in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. While nuclear experience is desirable it is not an absolute requirement. You have strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software and can coordinate and work with other teams utilising your multi-disciplinary knowledge.

You will be a strong communicator, able to demonstrate leadership behaviours with the ability to influence, manage, motivate, coach and develop a team by fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. You promote empowerment and contribution and have a passion to build a community and support network beyond your delivery role.

You also;

• Will be able to obtain BPSS level security clearance.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Have the ability to make risk-based decisions where the parameters are unclear, and judgement is needed.
• Have strong leadership skills with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Have strong stakeholder management experience.
• Can navigate through conflict situations and defuse tension.
• Have a desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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