Senior Planning Engineer

SCS Railways; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

SCS Railways in London is seeking a Planning professional to assist in developing and monitoring the programme, aligned with CBS and HS2 requirements. The role supports the Planning Manager and interfaces with BIM, design, estimation and construction teams to ensure reliable, compliant schedules.

You will use Primavera P6 and Tilos to create short and medium-term plans, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement across planning processes on civil engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in planning functions on civil projects.
• Knowledge of asset structures and planning standards.
• Familiarity with PMI concepts and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor the programme aligned with CBS and HS2.
• Create WBS, calendars and dates for delivery milestones.
• Assess risks and implement mitigations.
• Interface with BIM, design, estimation and construction teams.
• Integrate construction programme with BIM model.
• Maintain short/medium term programmes to meet main objectives.

Skills

Planning experience

WBS development

Risk management

BIM interface

Safety knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Tilos

Job description

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Assist the Planning Manager to develop and monitor the programme, ensuring compliance with the SCS planning standards and HS2 requirements to provide a safe, efficient and cost effective programme meeting all required access dates, milestones and key dates. Reporting to the Planning Manager.

Flexible working:We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist the Planning Manager in development of the programme structure, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), calendars and dates to be used by SCS, aligned with the Cost Break Down Structure (CBS) and Employer`s data dictionary.
• Help to develop cost and resource loaded programmes during ECI Stage One and Two with submission in accordance with the required delivery milestones.
• Ensuring the programme meets all required access dates, milestones and key dates in compliance with the Employer’s Planning requirements, contract data and works information.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with and provide planning data for other functional teams and stakeholders including, but not limited to: BIM team, design team, estimation and construction and construction.
• Working with the BIM team to integrate the construction programme and BIM model.
• Progress monitoring and regular updating of the programme, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures to the Project Manager.
• Cooperation with the Project Controls Manager, Reporting Manager and Change Management in all related construction programme matters.
• Liaise with the client’s construction planning team, stakeholders and with other works packages to communicate the SCS Construction Planning approach and to ensure sharing of best practice, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Pursuing excellence and continuous improvement of the SCS construction planning approach, modification of standard processes and procedures for effective and continuously improvement.
• Assessment of change and PMI’s and communication of impacts as required
• Appraisal, review and assessment of supply chain programmes and inclusion in main programme as required.
• Maintain short and medium term programmes to ensure main programme objectives are met.

The Ideal Candidate

• Degree (or equivalent)in Civil Engineering or an appropriate professional qualification
• Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects
• Knowledge of the development and implementation of asset structures, planning standards, WBS and planning processes.
• Competence in Primavera P6 and Tilos
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management