Project Controls Engineer - Planner

Project Controls- Planner

• Sector - UK Infrastructure
• Location - Manchester, England
• Permanent
• Full time with flexible core hours

About this opportunity

Gleeds is a leading global property and construction consultancy. Independent since 1885, we are proud to deliver award-winning projects around the world. We are proud to say that we have been certified as a “Great Place to Work” which further acknowledges that we put our people at the heart of everything we do.

The Gleeds Infrastructure team currently are busy working across Infrastructure sectors such as Rail, Highways, Utilities, Aviation and Ports providing Programme Management, Cost Management and Project controls services to our clients.

• Great place to work - attracting and developing the best talent, that represents the diverse society we work within.
• Investing in and supporting our people in their chosen careers and providing opportunities.

As well as this you will support the growth of our Project Controls function both internally and externally applying best practice principles into all schedule management activities, including efficient methodology planning, baseline / forecast control, progress reporting, schedule updates, forecast to complete, resource loading, and risk & opportunity.

Daily responsibilities

• Undertake “rolling wave” planning & resource loading for assigned project & work scopes
• Utilising team inputs creates and tracks plans and schedules, performs risk exploration.
• Responsible for detailed schedule exploration of network logic and critical path
• Works with cross functional Program Teams to resolve critical path and network conflicts.
• Performs "what if" scenarios for employee program management teams
• Performs schedule variance exploration by comparing baseline to schedule.
• Performs earned value exploration in support of assigned programs or projects.
• Ensures management understanding of network logic, Gantt, milestone lists, and resource information in the schedule.
• Develop and maintain scheduling procedures for assigned programs
• Utilise Gantt, PERT, milestone charts, earned value management and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical areas.
• Ensures major projects and program schedules and plans are integrated across company functional groups including finance, engineering, material, manufacturing, and quality.

Experience

• Previous major projects experience and be able to provide support and guidance across multiple live projects as well as contribute to tender programmes.
• Experience within project controls with a focus on planning ideally within a consultancy.
• Experience in Primavera P6, with experience in Asta Powerproject and MSP beneficial.
• Strong Excel competence to produce dashboards & supporting data visualization to P6 programmes.

Qualifications

• Applicants should ideally be HNC, HND or Degree qualified in a Quantity Surveying / Cost Management, Construction Law, or similar / relevant discipline, or in some case applicants with an alternative background (e.g.: Engineering) may be considered.
• Professional qualifications and/or membership of the APM, RICS, CIOB, CICES, CIPS or other relevant Chartered Institute are desirable, and will be supported if not already attained.

What we can offer you

• Clear opportunities to develop and grow your career through training and further qualifications
• Fantastic networking opportunities to grow your personal brand and expand your understanding of the industry
• Generous holiday allowance plus the option to purchase additional days through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Highly competitive salary and the opportunity to increase this through continuous reviews
• Employee Assistance Programme to ensure your health and personal well-being comes first
• Our global travel scholarship programme gives you the unique opportunity to gain global experience
• Flexible working arrangements to ensure you have a healthy work-life balance
• Volunteering opportunities to engage with your local community or charitable organisations
• Unparalleled support from central teams and a company that is recognised as a Great Place to Work

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.