Project Planner

Planning Engineer

12 Month + Contract
Location Glasgow
Inside IR35

Our Client has a requirement for a Planning Engineer, who will be required to work on a contract based in Glasgow

Role Purpose:

As a Planning Engineer (PMO Scheduling Specialist), you will apply schedule management expertise independently in complex environments across P3M. Your primary responsibility will involve preparing and maintaining integrated schedules of project and/or programme activities and events, considering dependencies and resource requirements.

Job Role Responsibilities:

Major Tasks and Activities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain project structures (WBS/OBS/RBS/CBS).
• Develop, baseline, and maintain integrated project schedules (Level 1-3).
• Ensure alignment between scheduling and financial/material demand toolsets, including Level 4/5 schedules.
• Regularly update the integrated schedule, providing metrics like critical path/total float and analyzing schedule impacts.
• Create resource/cost-loaded schedules to inform the IBP and provide financial status updates.

Additional Accountabilities:

• Provide monthly schedule risk analysis updates.
• Include key milestones and regularly report status.
• Conduct critical path analysis on integrated schedules.
• Record project progress in schedules, communicate results, and recommend corrective actions.
• Use Earned Value Analysis (EVA) techniques to report project performance and corrective actions.
• Lead interactive planning workshops and rolling wave (lookahead) meetings.
• Ensure alignment of schedules with project budgets, forecasts, and Estimates at Completion (EACs).
• Support commercial change processes and manage schedule impacts due to changes.
• Incorporate key supplier/subcontractor schedules.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

Experience:

• Extensive experience in schedule management within a complex environment.
• Familiarity with various contracting methodologies (e.g., FIDIC/NEC3/JCT).
• Advanced expertise with scheduling tools such as Primavera or Microsoft Project (MSP).
• Experience in quantitative risk analysis and forensic planning.
• Full project lifecycle experience, from bid phase to close-out.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in engineering, project/construction management, or a related field.
• Professional qualification (e.g., APM, Acoste, RICS) or equivalent.

Technical Skills:

• Proficient in schedule management, resource management, and governance arrangements.
• Competent in budgeting, cost control, contract management, and change control processes.

At First Recruitment Group, we understand how important it is to secure the right people. That’s why our Recruitment Consultants take the time to understand your requirements and offer tailored advice to both clients and candidates.

We actively recruit at all levels, and this is a superb opportunity for a Planning Engineer looking for a new challenge.

Voceer presents this job opportunity for First Recruitment Group, a 50 person sized company who are categorized as a Recruitment Agency.

This position is being managed by First Recruitment Group, a reputable recruitment agency known for placing candidates in desirable positions.

All round workforce agency covering Recruitment, Payroll and Workforce Management. We are a global recruitment agency specialising in the Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Water, Rail, Construction, Technology, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals and Corporate sectors. Our specialist consultants help clients to recruit high quality candidates into temporary, contract and permanent roles at all levels. We proudly support a partnership culture by collaborating and adding value to build lasting client and candidate relationships.

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