Senior Planner

Hybrid in Leiston·Added 6 days ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Costain

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Overview

Job details

Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near Leiston for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.
Have senior-level experience
Senior-level role.

Skills

Requirements

Desirable

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

The role

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

Responsibilities

Leading, mentoring, and coaching a team of Planning Engineers.
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
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential
Previous Line Management experience
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
Desirable
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