Practitioner Planner

• Primavera (P6) trained and experienced

• Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans

• Experience / understanding of Earned Value Analysis

• High level of numeracy and excellent analytical skills

• Experience / understanding in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools

• Relevant experience in Project Controls and/or Project Delivery, preferably in a highly regulated environment

• HNC/HND, degree qualified or experience in a planning / cost related discipline

Costain helps to improve people's lives by deploying technology-based engineering solutions to meet urgent national needs across the UK's energy, water and transportation infrastructures. Costain supports Energy Nuclear Generation to maximise the lifespan of its eight UK nuclear power stations. Costain's role is to provide project controls and commercial managed services to portfolios and programmes of work across all of EDF's eight UK nuclear power stations. As part of this work Costain will develop people capability in core project control skills and provide specialist support to EDFs Central Technical Organisation to improve project performance and deliver cost efficiencies.

• Develop, control, monitor, analyse and report on schedule related aspects for designated projects with a portfolio

• Establish and monitor a cost and resource loaded, logic linked, baseline plan for the project in accordance with EDF processes

• Capture project budgetary costs and resources in the plan to determine time phasing of expenditure and the total project budget

• Establish robust Work Breakdown and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope

• Maintain and control project baselines in line with company procedures and guidance, challenging schedule and cost variances against the baseline plan

• Lead on EVM methodology and practice within the project

• Facilitate acceptance of and ensure that the project plan embraces the full project work scope, is fit for purpose and is achievable

• Regular interfacing and integration with the project controls team to maintain an aligned financial position with the Project Plan