Senior Project Planner

Immediate need for a Senior Planner to join a global engineering and project management client. Job Description: Senior Commercial Planner Location:

North West of England (approx. 15 miles west of Chester)

Travel:

Occasional business travel, including potential international trips

Sector Knowledge: Chemical & Industrial (or Oil & Gas)

Discipline Knowledge: Civil, Mechanical, Pipework, Electrical, Instrumentation, Access, Insulation, Painting within Industrial sector (Power, Chemical, Oil, Gas, etc.)

Experience: 10+ years of experience, including over 5 years in a senior commercial role on major capital projects (several hundred million to over a billion pounds) Experience with major EPC or EPCM contracts, either client or contractor side Strong planning background, ideally client side, with knowledge of risk management

Key Responsibilities: Front End Development:

Support the client with the front end development process (knowledge of FEL gates is desirable) Integrated Management Schedule:

Develop and own the integrated management schedule EPCM Schedule Analysis:

Interrogate and analyze the EPCM schedule and progress reporting Client Work Packages:

Plan and schedule client work packages Regulatory Approvals:

Work with clients, consultants, and contractors to schedule planning, permitting, and other regulatory approvals Schedule Challenges:

Challenge client and contractor schedules, demonstrating the basis for challenges Progress Reviews:

Review progress submissions from the contractor and provide advice and guidance to the client Change Management:

Support the change management process Schedule Reviews:

Lead schedule reviews and meetings with contractors on behalf of the client Interactive Planning:

Conduct schedule interactive planning reviews and what-if analysis Schedule Input:

Provide schedule input to the client project team and business support functions (e.g., finance) Ad-Hoc Support:

Provide ad-hoc support to the client as needed, in collaboration with the Client Director

If this role is of interest to you please send a copy of your CV to [email protected]