Senior Planner (Airports)

Our client is supporting Civil Construction Projects and is looking for an experienced Project Planner to take lead of the Planning activities.

You will need NEC experience, P6 and Civil Construction experience to be considered for this role.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week on site in Manchester. 

• As a Senior Planner you will work with key stakeholders to capture the project work scope, in line with customer requirements for a Civil Construction project at Manchester Airport.
• This could include the development of a Product Breakdown Structure (PBS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Statement of Work (SOW) and Basis of Estimate (BOE).
• Ensure that all schedules are generated, maintained, and updated in line with the planning cycle.
• Accountable for identifying schedule impact issues within the project and proactively pursue solutions within the baseline boundaries of quality, cost, and time.
• Also understanding any impacts to internal and external deliverables or dependencies.
• Coordinate Live Progress Updates session to gather accurate project progress status information and update.
• Analysis and production of monthly management information or reporting in a timely manner. This includes but is not limited to milestone slippage, critical path analysis, resource demand and availability, float erosion, identification of schedule risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Undertake schedule variance analysis to identify and report deviations, triggering exception reports as appropriate. Identification and use of Earned Value Management techniques as be required.

• Experience in a Lead Planning role within a Civil Construction project.
• NEC contract experience.
• An understanding of project management and the ability to maintain projects within a complex environment, using an Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Strong knowledge and skills of scheduling software (Primavera P6) and subsequent functionality.
• Awareness of operating within an Earned Value Management (EVM) environment.
• Ability to deliver accurate work within monthly reporting cycles, using initiative to prioritise project deadlines.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

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