Project Planner in York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
An opportunity to join a global engineering contractor as a planner. In this role you will be managing the preparation and maintenance of integrated and co-ordinated project programmes, enabling resource and material requirements to be forward planned to meet project deliverables, using P6 Project Planning software. You will be reporting into the planning manager but must be able to work independently, setting high personal standards and delivering reports in a time.
Responsibilities
* Develop comprehensive, logic linked, project programmes for UK SS&I projects incorporating resource planning, materials planning, cost-loading and earned value forecasting and reporting.
* Continuously monitor the programmes prepared to accurately reflect progress and maintain accurate earned value and resource data for internal and external purposes.
* Identify critical paths and ensure action plans are developed and implemented to maximise project quality, cost and delivery objectives.
* Through accurate reporting on Work Package progress, co-ordinate all functional activity on the project and ensure that problems and bottlenecks are anticipated and resolved in a timely manner to prevent negative impact on the project.
* Provide regular reports and feedback to management on project progress and critical issues.
* Provide sufficiently accurate data to enable the Work Package Managers and Project Managers to ensure that co-ordinated project activity complies with and delivers company financial and business targets on cash and project margins.
* Through active dialogue with Work Package Managers and the Project Manager, ensure that the project programmes will deliver customer and contractual requirements to time and cost.
Essential
* Experience in a project planning / scheduling role, including resource and cost-loading / forecasting.
* Experience and expert knowledge of Primavera P6 Planning Software.
* Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
* Ability to communicate well and build relationships
Desired
* Knowledge and experience of the Rail Industry, particularly Rail Signalling.
* Knowledge and experience of working in a business process environment with an emphasis on project delivery (Contractor side).
* Ability to persuade and influence others.
* Expert knowledge of MS Excel.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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