Senior Project Planner - Senior Project Controls Engineer - Transport & Utilities

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project management firm seeks a Planning Lead to oversee complex project scheduling and management. Candidates should have formal training in Primavera P6 and experience in project management techniques. The firm values communication skills and offers a dynamic work environment supportive of work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable practical experience in Project Management and Planning techniques.
• Experience in the transportation and utilities sectors is desirable.
• Understanding of Project Controls interactions is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning on complex projects.
• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Conduct project reviews and monitor overall project plans.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Research and analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Presentation skills

Education

Formal training in Primavera P6 & Tilos Time Location software

Tools

Cemar Contract Management tool

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide. Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Responsibilities

• Leading the Planning individuals on highly complex, high risk projects or programmes.
• Creation and maintenance of project schedules that align with project requirements on medium complexity, medium risk projects or programmes.
• Adherence to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for management of schedule data and submissions.
• Assist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
• Oversight of day-to-day management, staffing and the implementation of integrated Project Controls standards and processes.
• Interact with the project team to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan.
• Interact with and assist the project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
• Breakdown of the critical path and constraints to understand the effect of changes to schedule and recommend a work-around.
• Assist project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.
• Conduct analysis to understand alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
• Undertake project reviews and monitor and consolidate overall project plans.
• Monitor the project managers reporting system summarising the progress status of all projects and advise on status of project KPIs.
• Understand and be able to explain the EVM reported periodically.
• Line manage planning personnel within the T&T team, conducting mentoring and coaching as required.

Qualifications and experience

• Having attended formal training in Primavera P6 & Tilos Time Location software is essential.
• Demonstrable practical experience in Project Management and Planning techniques is essential.
• Experience of working in the transportation and utilities sectors is desirable.
• Understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Risk, Cost Control, Change Control) interact with Planning is desirable.
• Familiarity with NEC contracts is desirable.
• Demonstrable experience of Cemar Contract Management tool or equivalent.
• The ability to travel to client sites across the Southwest as required is essential.

Skills and behaviours

• Have good verbal and written communication skills.
• Have good research and analytical skills.
• Have experience managing stakeholders.
• Record of strong leadership and line management.
• Excellent presenter who has facilitated training programmes associated with Project Planning.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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