P6 Project Planners
WSPThe Project Planner is accountable to the Principal Project Planner for developing and delivering project or integration programme plans / schedules on behalf of Programme Engineering, Delivery Managers and Project Managers in order to meet overall requirements of the client / business in most cost effective and reliable manner.
• To interact and become a key member of the project delivery team providing a quality service to support the effective delivery of the project.
• To interact and support the effective information sharing / collection with all the project stakeholders in an appropriate manner.
• Prepare a project work breakdown structure and plan / schedule which can deliver the project objectives and providing effective project performance measurement and reporting.
• Develops the appropriate quality plan / schedule in line with the project scheduling principles and processes.
• Monitor and progress the plan / schedule and make changes as required. Develop recovery schedules and contingency plans to meet changed objectives as necessary.
• Input the planning issues into the project’s risk log. Review planning risks and monitor whether the risk register is updated accordingly.
• Report actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes.
• Highlight key milestone and critical path issues to members of the team, provide an assessment of the impact of such issues and recommend solutions to correct the position.
• Interrogate progress for schedule adherence and payment purposes.
• Identify key resource requirements and monitor that these are properly booked, and availability is maintained.
• Facilitates regular, robust and holistic project reviews on the progress and performance of the project.
• Seeks informal/formal feedback from the Client on our performance.
• Actively exploits opportunities to deliver efficiencies and margin improvement.
KEY COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
• Relevant successful experience in planning
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Detailed knowledge of the wider WSP and supply chain options
• General knowledge of Health, Safety and Environmental Regulations
• Commercial and financial understanding and knowledge
Successful applications will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment
Desirable
• Membership of the Association for Project Management or other professional body
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt
• A degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of investment processes and procedures
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