Our long-standing manufacturing client in Bolton is looking for an experienced and capable P6 Programme Planner to join their ever-growing team.
They cover manufacturing projects for the nuclear, oil and gas, defence, marine, industrial, pharmaceutical, architectural, and water industries, so the work is varied and complex at times.
Overview:Scheduling of defined scope over multiple projects to meet contract requirements using Primavera P6.
Updating of Primavera P6 schedules in line with progress and contractual movement.
Assist Senior Planner/Project Manager where required.
Responsibilities:Update schedules at the contracted intervals throughout the project life cycle in accordance with contract changes.Materially contribute to the creation of effective WBS.Liaise with internal resources to ensure project schedule is realistic and achievable and identify important schedule-related risks.Manage dependencies and maintain a critical path.Update schedule content with Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notices.Seek opportunities to avoid schedule prolongation in the event of change and delayed activity completions and reduce critical path duration.Maintain and process information from different entities and coordinate in a controlled process.Work closely with the project team, subcontractors, and financial team to maintain accurate and up-to-date data for multiple stages of multiple projects.Reporting and planning reviews with clients and others requiring information for ongoing planning reporting cycles.Work closely with the reporting function, inputting into their process and regular cycle.Identify issues and escalate to the project manager as appropriate.Manage the production of appropriate project documentation.Apply agreed planning standards and ensure they are adopted and embedded across the programme.Transfer skills and knowledge to other staff members as appropriate.Any other ad hoc duties as may be required and as are commensurate with the grade of the post.Requirements:Ability to manage multiple projects at differing stages.Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel to maintain schedules.Be a team player with management skills to facilitate the ability to receive and extract information.Demonstrate the process of information coordination and presentation.Working autonomously and in a team environment.Proven project planning experience within an engineering environment.Understanding of business planning and pipeline analysis.Ability to work at pace and under pressure, with initiative and a can-do attitude.Good written and verbal communication skills.On offer:Please call Darcie on 07931 961971 or send your CV to ****** to prompt a call-back.
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