P6 Project Planner

Earthstream are proud to be recruiting a P6 Project Planner for a true leader in advanced systems integration with a focus on operational technology & digital transformation for some of the most highly regulated and challenging industrial environments.

Job Role: P6 Project Planner

Location: Stone

Salary: Negotiable on skills and experience

As a P6 Project Planner your remit will include:

• Support the Operations Manager to develop best in class project controls, tools and reports
• Lead the planning team to work with Project Managers to produce and maintain detailed project plans and resource allocation plans using Primavera P6.
• Maintaining and developing project implementation databases (using MS Access), maintaining relevant paper records, H&S information and compliance information.
• Coordination and liaison with internal and external (customers and suppliers) stakeholders supply chain for provision of services to the agreed plan / work schedule
• Reporting progress, performance, resource utilisation and commercial information to the Project Management team and consolidated Sector performance to the Operations Manager.
• Provide coaching and support to develop other team members in planning and particularly the use of the P6 planning tool.

What you will bring to the company:

Requirements (Essential):

• Good skills/experience of Project Planning tools especially Primavera P6
• NEC3/4 Experience Working for main contractor and experience of using CEMAR.
• Experience with supporting delay claims/forensic planning
• Experience with producing impact programmes & narrative / supporting information.
• Excellent organisational, communications and analytical skills.
• Experience of compensation events and delay analysis
• Good skills/experience in implementing project controls to drive business performance
• Comfortable with working in an IT or control system environment
• Good skills/experience in risk management techniques
• Good financial and commercial acumen
• Ability to gain SC clearance

Requirements (Desirable):

• Experience of work planning / work allocation /generating S curves / cost planning and reporting
• Earned Value Analysis techniques
• Experience of material procurement, supply chain and logistics
• Experience of consolidated project reporting and control
• Experience of resource management using project planning tools such as MS Project and Primavera P6

Personal Qualities:

• Motivated self-starter with a keen eye for detail.
• Good problem-solving skills
• Able to work through setbacks and develop different solution options.
• Good understanding of technical terminology and logical approach
• Must be able to work under pressure, to strict deadlines, sometimes juggling multiple demands
• Willingness to drive continuous improvement and share best practice.