Senior Project Planner

NES Fircroft; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Company Car / Allowance

Bonus

Standard UK Benefits

Job summary

A leading global power technology company seeks a Senior Project Planner to oversee project scheduling and cost control for projects valued between 2–25 million USD. This role requires strong communication skills, experience with project teams, and expertise in Oracle Primavera P6. Flexibility for travel to offices and sites in Birmingham is needed. Join a firm with a century-long legacy of innovation in the energy sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Planner within similar industry (preferably for EPC projects in T&D).
• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling, including mature scheduling methods and tools.
• Expert Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Analyse project requirements and develop realistic project schedules.
• Monitor project progress and identify critical path activities.
• Issue progress reports and program updates regularly.
• Establish a baseline plan for cost performance measurement.
• Work with engineering and other teams to identify changes in scope.
• Integrate material resource requirements with project schedule.
• Participate in project reviews and update project data.
• Communicate project progress and control issues to management.

Skills

Project Planning

Scheduling

Cost Control

Stakeholder Communication

Oracle Primavera P6

Job description

Senior Project Planner

Location: Remote Working w/ travel to office and sites.

Benefits: Competitive Salary, Company Car / Allowance, Bonus and Standard UK Benefits.

Profile

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Planner; you’ll be involved in scheduling and cost control efforts for all project phases taking ownership and overseeing multiple projects of a value of between 2 – 25 million USD. Set up, maintain and analyse actual and forecasted schedules, cost and risk, monitor, report and manage deviations.

Ensure projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures, manage the integrated schedule and cost control performance measurement process for the project’s entire scope of work.

Responsibilities

• Analyse project requirements with the project team, check all essential work activities have been identified in sufficient detail to serve as a basis for developing realistic project schedules.
• Monitor project progress and regularly analyse project critical paths to ensure all critical path activities and project milestones are progressed according to the plan, ensuring you communicate effectively to Project Managers any deviations or scheduling issues, and provides input for optimizing resources.
• Issue progress reports, program updates and productivity data on a regular basis and as requested by customers and stakeholders. Use customer reporting portals such as Fastdraft where appropriate.
• Establish a baseline plan for cost performance measurement. Working with the project team to define the necessary resources for project completion, evaluate the work breakdown structure.
• Work closely with engineering, supply chain, construction, pre‑commissioning, commissioning, client, and contractors to identify potential changes in scope and quantify the impact of each change in a timely fashion.
• Integrate material resource requirements with project schedule and define procurement activities and order lead times. Regularly communicate with Supply Chain Management (SCM) team and update schedules to ensure procurement activities take place in a timely way and lead times are optimized to meet schedule targets.
• Participate in project reviews. Compose reports and update all required project data in Project Control systems for Management Information and Project Analysis. Communicate project progress and control issues to project management team and offers solutions.
• Effectively communicate appropriate information to customers and other stakeholders in a timely manner to achieve the desired understanding.

Ideal Background

• Proven experience as a Planner within similar industry (preferably for EPC projects in T&D).
• Strong experience in project planning and scheduling, including in mature scheduling methods and tools.
• Operational skills, robust previous experience as part of project teams.
• Able to advise and lead the project team with respect to the programme progress.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all areas of the business.
• Expert Knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6.
• Self‑motivated.
• Travel when required to Birmingham office and site.

The Company

NES Fircroft are currently working on behalf of a global power technology business which has a presence in almost 100 countries. Leading innovation for over a century, they offer products, solutions and services within the energy industry, helping customers improve efficiency, optimise resources and reduce emissions.