Senior Planner

**Senior Planner**

**Location: Rugby with coverage on national projects**

**Talented people are the key to our success**

**About us**:
**_ Would you like to work for a progressive and ambitious company which is also one of the most successful within the UK construction and infrastructure industry?_**

Morgan Sindall provides national construction and infrastructure services to private and public sector customers across a comprehensive range of markets. We aim to create great results for our customers, partners and ourselves.

**We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Planner within our Energy business unit for substation projects with National Grid**

**The role**

This is an amazing opportunity to work as part of a fast growing business unit. The role will require the development of the framework programmes from cradle-grave and presenting to the client teams on a regular basis.

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Develop planning and scheduling on key aspects of the project, supporting the development of an integrated project schedule.
- Work across key project interfaces with the delivery team. Working with the team to understand working constraints and integrate them into the schedule.
- Cascade the programme to the workforce. Assist in disseminating program ownership to all tiers of the organisation, including use of visual techniques.
- Represent the planning viewpoint in workshops and meetings both internal and external to the project team.
- Assist in producing accurate progress updates.
- Reflect change into the programme and advise on implications of change.

**The experience we are looking for**:
Previous experience working in a live project environment, preferably with National Grid Substation experience

Working knowledge of project planning. Familiar with using Primavera P6 software.

**Desirables**:

- Energy experience delivering large complex schemes
- Working for key clients previously such as NG and SSEN
- Experience working within a PMO for a large portfolio of projects.
- Experience conducting programme risk workshops
- Experience is using ARC GIS software.
- Civil engineering, project controls or project management background

**What we can offer you**

Below is a selection of benefits that are available to you at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure.
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy five days
- Flexible and adaptable working
- Family friendly policies and work/life approach
- Mentoring programmes and continuous development
- Contributory pension scheme
- Annual bonus scheme
- Recognition scheme and long service awards
- Car scheme and Private Medical Insurance

We also provide the option to participate in our share-save scheme; discounts including cycle to work and gym membership; a support and advice service for colleagues and their families, and more.

**About our Energy business**

We have extensive experience in upgrading and replacing energy networks, delivering asset management for major UK energy companies and network operators.

Our transmission and distribution services involve the upgrading and replacement of electricity assets both above and below ground. Within the electricity sector we install and maintain assets, including excavation, laying and jointing of cables, (fluid filled and XLPe), substations and overhead line, new build, repair and refurbishment services.

**We are keen to speak to applicants who are eager and keen to build on their existing experience.**
- Morgan Sindall is an equal opportunities employer and has been accredited with the Positive About Disabled People ‘Two Ticks’ accreditation. We are also an Investors in People company._
- Morgan Sindall is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK._