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Senior Planner
Costain Group PLC. Lead the Planning team under the direction of the Project Controls Manager .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in project planning and controls, with a strong focus on schedule management, risk assessment, and financial acumen within the construction industry. Proficient in utilizing Primavera (P6) and reporting tools to analyze project metrics and facilitate effective communication across teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Primavera (P6) ExpertiseProject Schedule ManagementFinancial and Commercial AcumenEarned Value Analysis InterpretationProject Controls Experience
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Hard Skills
Project Planning Procedure DevelopmentSchedule Variance AnalysisReport PreparationRisk MonitoringChange ManagementAnalytical SkillsProblem SolvingSupplier Schedule ProcessingHealth and Safety Legislation KnowledgeProject Lifecycle Understanding
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationTeam ManagementInfluence and AssertivenessLogical Thought ProcessCreative Approach
Tools & Technologies
MS Office SuitePower BIFinance SoftwareProject Software
Industry Keywords
Construction IndustryProject DeliveryProject ControlsRegulated EnvironmentEngineeringProcurementInstallationCommissioningHandover Processes
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the Planning team under the direction of the Project Controls Manager
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the client and colleagues
- Control, monitor, analyse and report schedule-related aspects for designated projects within a portfolio
- Liaise with Commercial and Project Controls teams to produce key project schedule metrics
- Ensure project baseline changes are understood and appropriately managed
- Monitor project risk and change status to maintain the current schedule forecast
- Liaise with project team members and contractors on progress and forecasting
- Provide what-if analysis on schedules as required
- Monitor, control and analyse project schedule information and identify variances
- Escalate variances to the Project Manager with possible alternatives
- Prepare reports to facilitate challenge and analysis for project-specific needs
- Challenge schedule variances with task leaders, contractors and external stakeholders to enable mitigation
- Hand over duties to an agreed delegate during holiday absence
Requirements
What you’ll need- Degree / Suitable Experience
- Experience in the Construction Industry
- Demonstrable financial and commercial acumen
- Practical approach, logical thought process and methodical way of working
- Primavera (P6) trained and experienced
- Understanding of the inter-relationship between time, cost and commercial aspects of the project life cycle
- Experience across the whole project and programme lifecycle, including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning and handover processes
- Experience of developing, implementing and maintaining a project planning procedure
- Extensive experience producing project schedule reports
- Creative and innovative approach to problem solving
- Extensive experience collating information, preparing reports, processing supplier schedules, and applying company procedures and policies
- Strong analytical skills
- Confidence and ability to assert influence
- Proficiency in interpreting Earned Value Analysis
- Excellent MS Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment
- Confidence managing teams and communicating at all levels
- Experience using Finance and Project software
- Working knowledge of reporting tools including Power BI
- Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation
- Security clearance required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Permanent employment option
- Fixed-term contract option
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Disability Confident employer interview consideration for applicants who disclose a disability and meet the minimum criteria
- Individual feedback following an interview