Planning Engineer

Westlakes recruit are currently recruiting for Planning Engineers ideally within the Bridgwater area.
Role Responsibilities:

• Support the Programme Manager in the implementation and maintenance of Integrated Project Controls processes for Planning, including the production of monthly reports, through the provision of intelligent information and analysis.
• Maintain an awareness of schedule interfaces with other Programmes and their potential impact
• Produce and maintain the schedule baseline IWS in Primavera 6 (P6), with fully logic-linked work plans aligned to the Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and utilising approved construction techniques.
• Ensure the Level 2 IWS is updated to an agreed timeframe for monthly reporting.
• Ensure the Level 3 schedules are updated when required to reflect work progress and performance, to an agreed timeframe defined by the Central Controls Team.
• Ensure that contractor schedules are produced in accordance with processes and ensure that they align to the IWS forecast position.
• Maintain daily and weekly work planning in 4D model.
• Provide quality checks on the Scheduling data.
• Identify, analyse and provide solutions to time-related issues.
• Co-ordinate and produce schedule reports to a defined reporting cycle.
• Assist in the Trend & Change process, including analysis of schedule impact, generating performance indicators and providing feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.
• Adhere to Project governance and Scheduling standards and procedures.
• Ensure all Project documents, in particular Sensitive Nuclear Information, are correctly protectively marked, and protected in accordance with policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Detailed understanding of scheduling methodologies and techniques
• Technical and practical comprehension of engineering, procurement and construction methods and techniques in a UK context.
• Ability to produce accurate, complete and fully logic-linked construction plans.
• Good working knowledge of P6.
• High level of analytical and numerical skills.
• Good attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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