Project Controls - Planner

Project Controls - Planner

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

Your day to day could look involve:

• 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.