Senior Planner

Job Description: Senior Planner

Location: Reading, UK

Contract: 18 months (Inside IR35)

Conditions: No hybrid option

Overview:

• Providing Planning expertise to internal customers within the projects supported.
  Implementing Planning processes, policies and procedures within the projects supported.
• Producing Planning and EV deliverables in accordance with agreed business rhythm within the projects.
• Delivery of long range operational integrated Programme Planning activities.
• Supporting the Business Management Manager with emergent projects as directed by Business Controller.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with and awareness of key project stakeholders.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering Project Controls Planning and EVM expertise and analysis for projects, to produce accurate and timely schedule forecast information to enable business decision-making.
• Quality of EV variance analysis for schedule performance. (SPI)
• Supporting the development and continuous improvement of the end-to-end
• Planning processes and the production and maintenance of associated policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Supporting the delivery of Planning tools and EVMS, templates and training to internal customers

Essential Experience:

• Strong P6 background
• Skilled planner who is proactive and can take lead to promote planning
• Will be running meetings to promote planning to project teams and the benefits of using a schedule
• Able to demonstrate examples of adding value to programmes/projects
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills – will be liaising with PMs, engineers and scientists.
• Familiar with planning fundamentals and ‘critical path analysis’