Project jobs in Großbritannien

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Meeting the requirements of a Principal or an Associate P6 Planning Engineer/Manager grade and having a proven track record in successfully planning & scheduling projects through collaborative teamwork and in line with client and project team expectations.

• To lead, manage and deliver the planning & scheduling requirements on one or more projects, workstreams or a major programme
• Working collaboratively and communicating with project teams, functional disciplines and WSP clients, to ensure that all stakeholders and functions contribute to the scheduling of project deliverables, the definition of the critical path and the assessment of schedule progress and forecast dates
• Developing integrated schedules, utilising scope information, schedule dependencies and project control information from multiple information sources
• Reviewing and assurance of third‑party schedules, including critical path/float analysis & the documentation of recommendations
• Able to work collaboratively and communicate using initiative with minimal supervision, with responsibility for the technical quality aspects of their discipline
• Mentoring of staff and people management opportunities for some specific roles
• To ensure effective delivery we utilise WSP offices and client office locations, actively supporting hybrid working at offices for a minimum of 3 days a week to help collaboration with colleagues and clients

• You will be part of our wider Project Management and Commercial Management Team (PMCM), made up of over 400 professionals across the UK and sit within our Programme Solutions Group. Your future development will be actively supported through development conversations and with access to WSP’s full range of training, development tools and resources
• The Planning roles will report to one of our Regional UK Planning Managers in a WSP local office and be accountable to the relevant WSP Project Director who leads the client commission
• Planning & Scheduling is part of the wider Programme Solutions service line which comprises the wider disciplines of Project Controls, Risk Management, PMO and Digital services

• A proven track‑record of planning & scheduling a variety of UK Water/Environment type projects
• The skills to collaborate and engage with clients, partners and design team members in detailed planning discussions, co‑ordination and also within workshops
• Developing and managing project/programme schedules from first principals and scope descriptions, using Oracle Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and other scheduling software
• Project lifecycle programme development experience (incl. Design, Planning Consents, Procurement, Commissioning and Construction)
• Familiarity with resource/cost loading of schedules and combined with EVM knowledge and its application
• A strong awareness of NEC programme clauses, the assessment of delays and what‑if scenarios
• An attention to detail with the ability to produce a programme narrative and a plan on a page
• A wider interest in developing and sharing planning & control best practice
• Hold a relevant degree in an engineering or construction related discipline, similar higher education and appropriate project management /APM qualifications

Don’t quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

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