Senior Planning Engineer

KBR; Lowton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is hiring a Planning Engineer to deliver a robust planning and reporting service for complex projects in the UK nuclear sector. You will lead schedules, WBS, baselines and change control, coordinating with project teams and clients.

Role requires strong P6 and Excel skills, English proficiency, and experience in multi-discipline plant projects. Involves leadership of planning engineers and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive experience in planning, scheduling and coordination of inspection and maintenance activities in oil & gas or petrochemical.
• Advance P6 skills and Advanced Excel skills.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Good knowledge of multi discipline activities in plants and sequences.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning framework, systems and resources for planning and reporting services.
• Facilitate production of the project WBS and baseline/schedules.
• Prepare, monitor and forecast baselines and working schedules across project phases.
• Establish Basis of Schedule and ensure Rules of Credit and tracking.
• Identify changes to baselines and support change control processes.
• Prepare progress reports with earned value analysis and recovery options.
• Maintain planning data across systems and support risk processes.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

P6 skills

Excel skills

English proficiency

Coordination skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• 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
• Supervises Planning Engineers and Assistant Planning Engineers in the discharge of the Planning service.
• Mentor and support Planning Engineers and Assistant Planning Engineers in their development.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Develop Basis of Schedule
• Contributes to the Project Controls Plan

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: Internal

• Daily contacts with all levels for work associated with Facilities and Engineering for obtaining or giving information and any kind of support required.
• Project Management teams
• Project Controls Manager, Planners and Associates

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS: External

• Client Project Controls representatives.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience

Minimum Experience & Knowledge & Skills

• Extensive experience in planning, scheduling and coordination of inspection and maintenance activities in the oil & gas or petrochemical industry.
• Advance P6 skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Knowledge & Skills
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English
• Good knowledge of multi discipline activities in plants and its' sequences and quality/integrity aspects.
• Good Planning and Coordination Skills

Professional Certifications

• Any relevant certificate would be an advantage but not mandatory.
• undefined

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

• Independent and supervisor to all the planned and unplanned activities
• Planning and assurance
• Integrity and failure mechanisms
• undefined

Behavioural Competencies:

• Think Strategically: Fully understands Strategy
• Drive Excellence: Improves performance
• Champion Innovation: Tries new ways
• Exhibit commercial acumen: Understands market dynamics
• Plan and Execute Work: Plans own work to align to functional priorities and others work plan
• Foster collaboration: Takes initiative to offer help
• Meet Customer Needs: Communicates
• Build Credibility and Commitment: Is open and honest
• Lead Change with Agility: Acts flexibly in the moment
• Communicate with Impact: Adapts style to suit audiences

The Programme and Project Partners (PPP) model was mobilised in 2019 with the purpose of transforming major project delivery at the Sellafield nuclear site. The partnership is delivering a 20-year pipeline of major infrastructure projects to support the decommissioning of Sellafield and to create a clean and safe environment for future generations. In delivering its pipeline of large-scale infrastructure projects, PPP is creating opportunities for its people, supply chain, economy and communities. KBR's rapidly growing nuclear team of teams is working at the forefront of the UK's nuclear space on some of the most exciting new-build, defence and decommissioning programmes. 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. Due to the nature of our work and security requirements, KBR does not offer sponsorship for this role. We can only consider applicants with the right to live and work in the United Kingdom, KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values:

• We Value Our People - We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential.
• We Deliver - We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
• We Are People of Integrity - We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what's right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business.
• We Empower - We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed.
• We Are a Team of Teams - We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company.

We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals. Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries. At KBR, We Deliver.