Senior Planning Engineer

Project Planner / Lead Planner Project Planner required to provide project planning duties on the client's Mechanical & Electrical installation works within the turbine hall of HPC Nuclear New Build Mega Project. Principle Accountabilities: - Develop and maintain schedules for design / engineering / construction / commissioning - Develop and maintain progress databases - Progress reporting including production of Weekly and Monthly reports - Milestone projections, delay / float path analysis - Recording delay and disruption - Earned Value Management - Monitoring schedule performance and productivity - Site progress verification, including incorporating quality assessments - Attending schedule meetings, liaising with client and subcontractors - Preparation of tender schedules - Preparation of histograms - Leading planning meetings and weekly work planning systems - Resource / cash loading of schedules - Providing data for payment applications - Completing contract review reports - Responsibility for quality and accuracy of schedules and reports - Making relevant parties aware of issues and advising on solutions Nature and Scope: - Meets daily with the whole team to review programme and agree activities - Involved with the team in decision making and problem solving - Ensure planning meetings are led effectively, are focussed and productive - Listens to every member's views and aims at consensus decisions - Is committed to the team and cares for every member - Continuously seeks ways to improve performance, is open to and adopts new ideas - Understands the needs and aspirations of all team members - Has the courage to do what is right and required, never compromise goals - Displays a "can-do" attitude and enthusiasm - Demonstrates commitment to the organisation, its mission, vision, values and goals - Creates meaning and challenge for team members in the workplace Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience: Essential: - A good analytical approach - Sound IT skills including Primavera P6, Excel, PowerPoint and Word - Work on own initiative and proven ability to prioritise workload and problem solve - Self-motivated & able to work under pressure and to deadlines - Good Communication Skills including the ability to build good working relationships with other staff and other teams within UK Power Networks - Ability to chair meetings both with internal and external stakeholders - 5+ previous experience of construction projects - Ideally a third level degree in a construction-related field - Proficient in all MS Office packages, with advanced level MS Excel - Excellent organisational and project planning skills - Excellent negotiation & problem-solving skills - Ability to work as part of a team & work on own initiative - Ability to work well under pressure and within a strict deadline environment - Excellent communication skills - Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels - Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well within a friendly team - Career driven, ambitious and enthusiastic Health and Safety Responsibilities: Managers and supervisors carry both legal and company responsibilities for ensuring the health and safety of their employees, those under their control and those who might be affected by the work undertaken, i.e. public, visitors and employees of other organisations. This includes briefing individuals working for them and ensuring there is the necessary understanding, competence and application of requirements to work safely and without harming the environment. Employees are responsible for ensuring they fully understand the health and safety risks involved in their work activities and their responsibility to apply the controls needed to manage those risks to acceptable levels. Similarly, where work activities can have an adverse impact upon the environment, and particularly where there are legal requirements, employees are responsible for understanding those impacts and the controls they must ensure are applied. Salary £70-95k Perm Car allowance/ sal sacrifice included Need to be bale to pass BPSS Vetting