Senior Planning Engineer

KBR; Butterwick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Planning professional to provide and maintain a comprehensive scheduling framework for major projects or a multi-project portfolio in the UK. You will manage planning systems, resources and baselines, ensuring accurate progress reporting and change control alignment.

The role requires strong Primavera P6 skills, experience in WBS creation, and the ability to translate project scope into a cohesive programme across project phases.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Primavera P6 with ability to create baselines and schedules.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Experience translating project scope into a programme.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain a comprehensive Planning framework & service for major projects or portfolios.
• Manage planning framework, systems and resources to deliver planning and reporting to Project Managers and Sponsors.
• Facilitate the production of the project WBS.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast baselines and working schedules across all project phases.
• Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
• Identify and track changes to the project baseline and underpin change control mechanisms.
• Prepare progress reports including earned value analysis and recovery options.
• Maintain the planning database and validate data across systems.
• Support risk process with required information.

Skills

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Project scope development

Program development

Job description

Responsibilities

• To provide and maintain a comprehensive Planning framework & service for either a major project, multi-project portfolio or business area.
• Provide and manage the planning framework, systems and resources to deliver an effective planning and reporting service to Project Managers and Sponsors.
• Facilitate the production of the project WBS.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast baseline and working schedules during all project phases.
• Establish and maintain a Basis of Schedule for all schedules produced.
• Ensure all applicable schedule activities have Rules of Credit and Quantity Tracking mechanisms established.
• Identify and track all changes or potential changes to the project baseline and subsequent underpinning of change control mechanisms.
• Prepare progress reports, including earned value analysis, identifying critical areas and trends and recommend recovery options.
• Maintain the planning database and validate data across systems.
• Provide the required information to support the risk process.
• Provide project outturns against baseline for LFE and Knowledge Management. .
• Mentor and support Planning Engineers and Assistant Planning Engineers in their development.
• To work in compliance with the Collaborative Management Plan. Previous planning experience on major projects

Accountabilities

• Ensure the accuracy of data communicated and reported to all stakeholders.
• The highlighting of any current and potential issues to the PCM and Project Manager.
• Maintain compliance with approved processes, procedures and Project Execution Plans.
• The active contribution to continuous improvement of the functional quality and performance of Project Controls.

Required Skills

Strong Primavera P6 User Creation of multiple site wide development baselines Strong stakeholder management prowess Knowledge of project scope development with team and transposing into a programme

About the Company

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional, services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defence and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future. We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver. At KBR, We Deliver. KBR was recently named a \"Great Place to Work-Certified\" company, an honour that underscores the company's commitment to being a UK employer of choice for people who want to do work that matters.