Planner

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Project Controls/Planner with Construction experience to join the team with our prestigious client at their site in Barrow In Furness, this is  a hybrid opportunity with on-site working being at least 2 days per week.

Summary

The SPCM will work as part of our Project Controls team and will be responsible supporting the Project Delivery teams, applying best practice principles into all Project Control activities, including efficient methodology planning, baseline / forecast control, EVM reporting, schedule updates, forecast to complete, resource loading, and risk & opportunity.   Specific sector related project experience is advantageous but not essential. The SPCM will ideally have previous major projects experience and be able to provide support and guidance across multiple live projects as well as contribute to tender programmes.

Duties

• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of PM&C practices are effectively applied
• Assist the site, project and commercial teams with reports on agreed dates, budgets, forecasting and cost
• Interface between SRP,SSNA, and Site & Facilities managing data flow, communications and Leadership
• Share good practice with others in the application of Project Management methodologies and tool sets
• Conduct and attend meetings with clients
• Be actively involved in business development and maintaining client relations
• Liaise with stakeholders, suppliers, and subcontractors with engagement key
• Understanding of contract management within planning such as Clause 31,32 programmes
• Perform earned value analysis in support of assigned programs or projects
• Ensure management understanding of network logic, Gantt, milestone lists, and resource information in the schedule
• Ensure major projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality
• Set objectives for own job area to meet the goals of projects and assignments
• Explain and interpret operational processes, practices, and procedures of the job area to others within the organisation
• Identify, define, and address general problems that are typically within the immediate job area
• Utilise prior experiences to support problem solving and/ or standard procedures and basic analysis
• Work to achieve operational targets within job area with some impact on department results
• A requirement to provide mentorship, guidance and support to entry level professional

Responsibilities

• Accountable as a member of the PM&C team for supporting development and implementation of appropriately tailored PM&C practices.
• May have supervisory responsibilities for a one or two staff.
• Expected to provide technical support to team members.
• Accountable for ensuring one or more aspects of PM&C practices in the project are suitable for purpose

Budget Responsibilities 

No budget responsibilities would the expected at this level from a financial perspective, but there are likely to be time and resource constraints.

Knowledge

• • Construction knowledge/background (essential)
  • Cost / Planning PMC experience (essential)
  • Microsoft Office tool set (essential)
  • Must have experience working within construction/Nuclear environment or engineering discipline, and 5 years’ experience as a minimum
  • Must have a strong understanding of planning, earned value, progress measurement, cost and change control during pre and post contract
  • Experienced professional with extensive knowledge of Project Management (tools, techniques, practices) including primarily P6, Cobra
  • Able to develop innovative training plans and schedules
  • Extensive understanding of the Business environment for own project and teams.
  • Recognised as an experienced Project Management practitioner
  • Experience working on large scale projects

Skills

• Cost control (SAP & P6 skills), change management – understanding of full cycle
• CEMAR Sub contract management software (desirable)
• Strong front end Design Planning experience (Awareness of RIBA/GRIP/PACE/ EPC stages advantageous)
• Excellent communication skills with both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of contractor programme analysis to merge into master schedule
• Be rigorous in following documented processes and governance
• Working knowledge of contracts such as NEC3, NEC4, FIDIC contracts

Qualifications

• Applicants should be qualified to a minimum HNC in an applicable discipline or equivalent experience
• Member of professional membership of RICS, AcostE, CIOB or APM
• Evidence of qualifications is required including year, course, and University attended

Recognising the RESTRICTED nature of the work, suitable candidates will be SC cleared or eligible for this level of clearance