P6 Planner – Rail / Highway

Are you a P6 Planner with experience of working on large Infrastructure projects ?

You will be working between a variety of project offices, so you must be able to eaasily commute to Reading, Reigate and Westminster, you will also be working from home.

We are looking for P6 Planners that can support service delivery across a range of programmes within their Infrastructure division.

As Planner you will be reporting to the Head of Project Controls, the role will be responsible for developing and maintaining robust control of the capital investment schedule across. This includes providing active support the project and programme team(s) in all planning and reporting activities. This role would suit a collaborative individual with great leadership and communication skills who enjoys multi-tasking, loves a busy working environment and thrives under pressure.

What you will contribute to the team;

Working with internal and external stakeholders to identify dependencies, co-ordinate project delivery activities and understand their scheduling requirements, deliverables and timescales
Performing regular progress monitoring activities including identifying critical events, reviewing forecasts with progress to date, and ensuring that remedial action is taken by project owners
Assisting the project management team with evaluating schedule and budgetary impacts of project updates, if necessary, organising and facilitating workshops.
Reporting of project key deliverables, critical path analysis and float monitoring, RAID analysis, forecasts budgeting and actuals.
Actively promoting and supporting the use of our project management tools within the business.

Candidate Specification

Required for the position of Planner;

Demonstrable experience of dealing with multiple, multidisciplinary works is required in a planning capacity
Demonstrable experience of leading planning teams of at least 2 – 3 planners is required
Demonstrable knowledge and practical knowledge of NEC contracts
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of planning for safety critical works, particularly engineering hours, possessions and blockades

Preferred, but not required

Good level of technical understanding
Excellent written and verbal skills
Strong planning and organising skills with demonstrated ability to manage in fine detail
Ability to interface with all relevant levels of client organisation

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