Planning Engineer - Penketh, Warrington
Are you ready to elevate your career with one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors? This prestigious organisation, boasting over a century of industry experience, is renowned for its expertise in supporting blue-chip clients across the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, and Food and Beverage industries. Join a team at the forefront of value-added engineering and make a significant impact.
Role Overview
The Planning Engineer plays a pivotal role in ensuring the successful planning, monitoring, and control of project activities. This position involves close collaboration with project managers, stakeholders, and team members to facilitate effective project planning, resource allocation, and performance tracking.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop comprehensive project plans, including scope, schedule, and resource allocation.
- Create detailed work breakdown structures (WBS) to define project tasks and dependencies.
- Maintain project schedules using project management software.
- Ensure project programmes comply with contract conditions.
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans.
- Manage changes in project scope, schedule, or resources proactively.
- Assist in developing project budgets and cost estimates.
- Prepare forward loading and capacity reports.
- Coordinate with project managers to optimise resource allocation.
- Monitor resource utilisation and recommend adjustments.
- Establish and maintain project performance metrics and KPIs.
- Track project progress against the plan and budget, identifying deviations or delays.
- Prepare status reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
- Implement quality assurance processes related to project planning.
- Act as a liaison between project managers, team members, and stakeholders.
- Stay current with industry best practices in project planning and management.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement.
Candidate Profile
- SVQ or NVQ to Level 3 as a minimum is preferred.
- Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Excellent communicator at all levels.
- Ability to work independently.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise.
- Proactive problem solver.
- High attention to detail.
- Positive, approachable, and collaborative.
- Full UK Driving Licence required.
Experience
- Ideally, 3-5 years of experience in the construction sector with a medium to large business.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
- Understanding of electrical equipment, installations, and control systems is preferred but not essential.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and construction documents is beneficial.