Hybrid Lead Planning Engineer, PSC

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• Job title: Lead Planning Engineer, PSC
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Reading, United Kingdom

About the role

• Lead Planning Engineer supporting conventional and energy transition projects. Role offers flexible and hybrid working arrangements in Reading, United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Acts as Planning focal point for specific project scopes
• Review and maintain planning control structures are developed and maintained in alignment with approved project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Review and maintain baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software
• Monitor and control planning activities through all phases of project lifecycle
• Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, including third parties, to maintain awareness of project activities, their status, and their impact on the project schedule and manpower requirements
• Analyse and issue copies of project plans and schedules in accordance with project reporting requirements
• Analyse and issue copies of project progress and performance status reports in accordance with project reporting requirements.
• Review and analyse updates to project plans and schedules
• Review and analyse updates to project manpower requirements
• Assess and communicate schedule impact of change notifications
• Monitor overall project progress status, achievement of major milestones, and evaluate project performance in relation to planned performance
• Attend internal project progress and performance status meetings as required
• Liaise with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the schedules
• Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
• Lead and participate in Project Controls Compliance and Continuous Improvement Reviews

Requirements

• Practical applied experience in planning and scheduling
• Expertise on project controls and planning tools
• Knowledge of spreadsheets and databases
• Team player with a willingness to share ideas with multi-disciplinary team members
• Good interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Good numerical, analytical and literacy skills with a strong attention to detail
• Possess good planning and organisational skills and be accustomed to meeting tight deadlines

Benefits

• Flexible / hybrid working