Senior Planner- Project Controls- Plymouth

3 weeks ago

Plymouth, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Full time

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world that is safe. We are a global, independent, professional services company with 75 years’ experience operating across the real estate, infrastructure, defence and natural resources sectors.

We specialise in Project Management, Cost and Commercial Management, Procurement, Controls and Performance, Safety, Health, and Quality and are looking to deepen our expertise.

At Turner & Townsend, we are committed to creating a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We will support, encourage, and empower you to take opportunities to gain breadth and depth experience by moving between sectors within a wide range of industries such as Defence, Power, Transport, and Utilities.

We encourage flexible working with time spent between home, client, and the T&T office, whilst balancing the needs of T&T and our clients. Fellow T&T colleagues will support you throughout your career journey providing reach-back into T&T’s wider network and its breadth of expertise.

Our infrastructure team is in high demand and experiencing success in delivering major project and programmes across South West and Wales region.

We are transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world. This is your opportunity to join us. Are you ready to make the difference?

**Job Description**:
As a Senior Planner, you have a passion to provide services as required by our clients, which may include:
Leading the planning individuals on high complexity, high risk project or programmes.

Creation and maintenance of project schedules that assist and align with project requirements.

Adherence to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for management of schedule data and submissions.

Assist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.

Oversight of day-to-day management, staffing and the implementation of Integrated Project Controls standards and processes.

Development of the project schedules in conjunction with the project manager and project team.

Reducing uncertainty, know objectives and improve efficiency.

Interacting with the project team to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan.

Interacting with and assisting the project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.

Evaluation of project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.

Breakdown of the critical path and constraints to understand the effect of changes to schedule and recommend a work-around.

Assisting project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.

Conducting analysis to understand alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.

Undertaking of project reviews.

Monitoring and consolidating of overall project plans.

Monitoring the project managers reporting system summarising the progress status of all projects.

Monitor and advise on status of project KPIs.

Understand and report EVM on a periodic basis.

Line manage planning personnel within the T&T team, conducting mentoring and coaching as required.

**Qualifications**:
You have professional Project Controls experience specialising in Planning & Scheduling in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. You have strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software. You are able to coordinate and work with other teams and have multi-disciplinary knowledge.

You will be a strong communicator and leader with the ability to influence, manage, motivate, coach and develop a team by creating a diverse and inclusive environment. You promote empowerment and contribution and have a passion to build a community and support network beyond your delivery role.

You also;
- Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience._
- Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute._
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills._
- Have the ability to make risk-based decisions where the parameters are unclear and judgement is needed._
- Have strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example._
- Have strong stakeholder management experience._
- Can navigate through conflict situations and defuse tension._
- Have a desire to work within various sectors and with a range of clients._

If you meet most, but not all, of the above, do still apply We are keen to take on and develop bright and motivated individuals that share our values and find a role that is right for you. You may have the personal attributes, skills, and knowledge that we never knew we needed

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