Mechanical and Electrical Package Planner

We are looking for a Plannerto join our defence sector.Thesite-basedrole is to work under the supervision of the Head of Planning to support Construction Leads to develop and maintain a detailed delivery programme on a major defence project.

The Project Planner will be responsible for all planning and schedule management activities within the corporate P6 planning tool ensuring a true representation of the delivery programme is established and maintained within the Mensa Programme to Complete (P2C).

The M&E Planner will act as an expert adviser, providing planning support to maintain agreed minimum standards and improve the quality of data used for upwards reporting. Close cooperation with Programme Planners in the Programme Management team to ensure alignment of the overall delivery is essential to ensure that any issues can be resolved or escalated as appropriate.

The role requiresminimumSecurity ClearanceatSClevel (or above)therefore the ability to maintain clearance is essential. Only candidatesholdingcurrent SC (or above) clearance will be considered.

This is a construction delivery role, not a PMO role.

**Responsibilities:**

• Application of technical and construction knowledge to produce and manage the Mechanical and Electrical elements of the Mensa P2C.
• Interface directly with Supply Chain Partners and undertake regular schedule reviews.
• To facilitate interactive planning reviews with stakeholder teams to minimise adverse schedule impact.

**Key Requirements:**

• Proficient with Primavera P6 in an Enterprise multi-user environment.
• Holder of SC (or above) clearance (essential).
• Previous site experience in delivering complex projects to programme.
• NEC Experience contractual mechanism essential especially a thorough understanding of the Programme for Acceptance process.
• Experienced in the implementation and use of earned value analysis (schedule and performance management).
• Experience of Developing WBS and development of schedules from limited information.
• Ability to integrate Mechanical and Electrical infrastructure with complex plant work packages to achieve programme.