Senior Project Planner (Power & Renewables)

Rubicon Consulting is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Planner on a Permanent basis, located near Aberdeen. Role As a Senior Project Planner you will play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. Providing advice, support and clear communication of fact-based answers to key management questions which will aid in intelligent and effective decision making, and must escalate and flag internally to the Lead Planner (& Planning Manager) immediately where there is risk to the client & business. Key Functions of the Senior Project Planner Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager Support in client schedule negotiations Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2 / 3 weeks Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis Senior Project Planner Responsibilities In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows: Business Unit Support Point of contact for the Project Manager for all project related planning issues Develop Schedule’s and Histograms for Bid Support as required by the Lead Planner Programme Co-ordination (Planning Phase of Project Life Cycle): Support the implementation of Planning Process Review Contract documentation concerning Schedule and Reporting Requirements and ensure that they are met Facilitate Planning Meeting(s) where required Validation of High Level Target Schedule as received from PM considering current emerging IFC project information Optimize build schedule & develop “Pinch Pint Register” identifying where we are not in agreement with Main Contractors / CMT schedule High level labour load of Target Schedule to be completed and S-Curve to be produced Submit the Schedule and S-curve (& all subsequent schedules) for review and approval to the Lead Planner Negotiation strategy to be developed to deal with main contractor schedule risk – influence favourable outcome to KGE Organize with PM & attend meeting with Main Contractor / CMT to negotiate and agree optimum build schedule – minute and circulate Revise / Develop and add agreed level of detail to schedule Assist Main Contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule Ensure that the schedule is “Labour Loaded” and aligned with the Commercial Department Budgets – highlight any weeks where large progress is forecasted to PM’s, Lead Planner & Planning Manager Produce Build Methodology / Phasing Drawings Present the latest version of the schedule to the construction team to ensure there is a thorough understanding Support in Risk identification & mitigation Status and Performance Advisor (Controlling Phase of Project Life Cycle): * Provide clear communication of early warnings to project management teams obtained from progress reports and knowledge of project field conditions * Advise project teams on ways to improve performance * Monitor package progress and efficiency (direct and subcontract) provide “estimate at completion” on labor man-hour spend in conjunction with the Commercial Team * Chair and facilitate weekly “Look Ahead” Meetings on site with SM’s as required * Progress Measuring / recording & collating actual installation progress for installation progress reporting * Weekly Spent / Earned man-hours efficiency reporting in conjunction with the Commercial Team * Compilation of and issuing of period progress reports (internal / external / dashboard) * Produce Weekly “Drop-line Schedule” cw. 2 week look ahead and 2 week retrospective * Schedule management, revision and maintenance * Escalation of risk items to Lead Planner & Planning Manager Necessary requirement of the Senior Project Planner * 3rd level qualification in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or strong trades background coupled with technical ability will be considered * Ideally you will possess 5+ years’ experience / demonstrate ability to develop and implement plans, monitor and control work * Must be capable of producing project plans from design and commercial information * Microsoft Project / P6 or Equivalent Planning Software, Microsoft Office tools - Excellent report writing skills * Time management essential to satisfy demands of busy schedule and reporting calendar Our Company Rubicon Consulting is a Talent management consultancy which helps you to optimise business performance and competitive advantage by choosing the right people first time