Senior Planning & Project Controls 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

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.