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Project Controls Engineer - Planning

  • Location: Somerset
  • Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted almost 3 years ago

  • Sector: Nuclear
  • Contact: Daniel Wolstenholme
  • Contact Email: dwolstenholme@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: ASAP (security clearance depending)
  • Expiry Date: 09 June 2021
  • Job Ref: 1035920
Our client is a global professional services organization that provides consulting and delivery services to large global clients.

With their experience of major capital projects all over the world we’re experts at managing the many moving parts involved in complex programmes, with 110 offices across 45 different countries.
At the heart of their approach is a focus on better outcomes. With an independent view they do things smarter; they give the clarity and rigour to help teams work better together, to make an investment case stronger, to raise the standards of delivery and to maintain schedules and budgets. It’s how they've made the difference for more than 70 years.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. A copy of the policy statement on equal opportunity is provided upon request.

Job Description:

  • Create and maintain project schedules that assist and align with project requirements.
  • Develop the project schedules in conjunction with the project manager and project team. 
  • Reduce uncertainty, understand objectives and improve efficiency.
  • Interact with project team to define scope of work to develop and update detailed schedules, cost information and identification of variances from original plan.
  • Interact with and assist project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
  • Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
  • Breakdown critical path and constraints to know the effect of changes to schedule and recommend work-around.
  • Assist project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.
  • Adherence to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for management of schedule data and submissions.
  • Assist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
  • Conduct analysis to understand alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
  • Undertake Project Reviews.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Monitor and consolidate the overall project plans.
  • Monitor the project manager’s reporting system summarizing the progress status of all projects.
  • Monitor and advise on status of project KPIs.

Qualifications:

  • Computer literacy in Microsoft applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge and Proficiency with  Primavera (P6) and/or other planning and resourcing software.
  • Demonstrable Project Management and Planning techniques.
  • Able to coordinate and work with other teams and have basic multi-disciplinary knowledge.
  • Good research and analytical skills, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent communication and organization skills.
  • Professional working knowledge of project management and Planning software and tools.