Senior Planner

**Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.**

Wood Process & Energy is recruiting for a Senior Planner to support one of our clients at Easington Terminal on a full time on-site basis. This role is a 6 month fixed term contract and can be offered on a fixed term staff or PSC basis.

**Why join Process & Energy?**

The P&E part of the business, which sits in the Operations part of the business can offer a wide range of opportunities which will allow you to develop your skills across a portfolio of onshore projects in different sectors. Our current portfolio includes green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition. Additionally, we work on UK refineries, petrochemical facilities, fine chemicals and pharmaceutical facilities. We have a number of clients who we are working with to design their pilot plants to test exciting new technologies, with a view to partnering with them as they move to design and build full scale commercial facilities.

We have some of the best engineers in the UK, and we have high expectations on the performance of the project teams. Come and join us and be part of the team at this exciting time.

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**Designing the future. Transforming the world**

**The Role**

You will prepare, review and report accurate project schedules and plans in support of the robust control of projects throughout their life cycle.

Preparation and submission of project schedules and plans, ensuring schedules and plans are prepared to the required level of detail and accuracy in accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures, and standards.

Supporting the management and development of the Planning team, the management of project schedules and plans, and the preparation and filing of project planning documentation. As a Senior Planner, you may act as the focal point for several project scopes.

**What we can offer**
- **Meaningful and interesting projects**delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
- **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- **Competitive salary**with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- **Flexible benefits package;**inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own
- **Commitment to continued professional development;**development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
- **Global connections;**join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
- Develop and maintain planning control structures are developed and maintained in alignment with approved project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Develop and maintain baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software
- Monitor and control planning activities through all phases of project life cycle
- Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, including third parties, to maintain awareness of project activities, their status, and their impact on the project schedule and manpower requirements
- Prepare and provide copies of project plans and schedules in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Prepare and provide copies of project progress and performance status reports in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Produce and issue updates to project plans and schedules
- Produce and issue updates to project manpower requirements
- Assess and communicate schedule impact of change notifications
- Monitor overall project progress status, achievement of major milestones, and evaluate project performance in relation to planned performance
- Attend internal project progress and performance status meetings as required
- Liaise with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the schedules
- Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
- Participate in Project Controls Compliance and Continuous Improvement Reviews
- Assist and support in the mentoring of junior Planning personnel

**What makes you remarkable?**

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

**Qualifications**:
**Expected**:

- Typically Bachelors Degree in a relevant technical or business discipline (or