Project Planning Engineer (Senior) (485ne) vacancy in Berkshire ()

Our Client is seeking a Project Planning Engineer for the delivery of the complete project planning capability within the Company supporting the Head of Project Controls, and managing when necessary project planners in discreet business sectors

Key accountabilities
• For ensuring the delivery of security, quality, environment, safety and health performance in accordance with the requirements of the Company SQESH policy and SQESH management systems within all areas of this roles’ responsibility
• For implementing best practice project planning policy, processes and procedures on projects
• For accurately identifying, controlling and forecasting the time scales and resource requirements of projects to minimise the likelihood of time overruns
• For co-ordinating the flow of information to ensure that interfaces both within projects are effectively managed to optimise efficiencies
• For developing and incorporating critical path, resource and programme risk analysis into resource allocations and the monitoring and reporting of progress against that planned
• For progressing programmes, monitoring and reporting on project performance, highlighting deviations, providing early warnings and identifying and presenting project slippage recovery strategies
• For summarising data through the programme hierarchy from detail to summary levels
• For developing and managing a database to capture and identify work rate norms and trends, earned value and performance indicators
• For responding to customer feedback on planning performance

Responsibilities
• Work with and provide support for colleagues in project teams
• Obtain buy-in to the schedule from the whole project team and co-ordinate schedule interfaces between the different control and sub contract areas
• Develop work breakdown structures in accordance with planning procedures and work instructions
• Work closely with the project cost/ risk engineer and estimator to provide a seamless service to the project team
• Develop and promote with others in the Company planning management community:
o Best Practice processes, procedures, tools and techniques and mechanisms for their practical application
o The highest degree of professional application in the planning discipline and working relationships
• Assist with the delivery of Interactive Planning sessions
• Assist in the overall delivery of the project by the team
• Assist continuous improvement of safety and performance
• Assist and support staff development
• Undertake staff responsibilities when required
Support development of directorate and company policy and strategy

Qualifications
• Ideally a relevant technical qualification in engineering, science or business, probably at HND or higher, plus good all-round level of education. Plus experience in the use of Primavera P3e (P5 or P6)

Knowledge
• Undertaking planning for the life cycle of a project. Particular experience of the design procurement and construction of a variety of facilities including accommodation, infrastructure, manufacturing, research and testing facilities in both conventional and hazardous environments
• Demonstrate a good understanding of technical standards and regulatory requirements for the design and construction appropriate to both conventional and hazardous environments
• Understanding of the influences of design and operation on the installation, commissioning and maintenance requirements of a regulated site
• Knowledge and use of earned value techniques
• Understanding of the inter-relationships of multidiscipline design activities and their impact onto procurement and construction activities

Experience
• Must have demonstrable experience of planning within related industries, ie, engineering, construction, manufacturing, commissioning or research projects within conventional and hazardous environments

Skills
• Good technical skills including problem solving and decision making
• Good oral, written and presentational skills with a particular aptitude for presentation of data for analysis and review
• Good team working skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to ensure effective communication to all levels to both internal and external personnel
• Familiarity with standard office software including Project, PowerPoint, Access, Excel and Outlook
• A proven ability to lead or manage a team is desirable
• Competence with proprietary planning software (ideally Primavera P3e version P5 or P6)

Behaviours
• Interface with team to obtain information and commitment to formulating schedule whilst commanding respect from all stakeholders through technical and personal credibility
• Good facilitator with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills

Because of the nature of the work undertaken at my clients' site, this post is required to meet special nationality rules and therefore are only open to British Citizens. All selected candidates will be required to undergo security clearance. The MoD rules state that in order to have access to this level of information, candidates "must be British as defined in the British Nationality Act 1981"