Summary: The role of Senior Planner / Planning Manager involves overseeing major civil engineering projects in the rail, highways, or airports sectors, focusing on an infrastructure upgrade programme in Manchester. The candidate will work closely with stakeholders to define project scope and ensure schedules are maintained and updated. Responsibilities include identifying schedule impacts, producing management reports, and utilizing Earned Value Management techniques. This position is for an initial 12-month contract, targeting experienced professionals in the field.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with key stakeholders to capture project scope in line with customer requirements, including the development of PBS, WBS, SOW, and BOE.
• Ensure that all schedules are generated, maintained, and updated in line with the planning cycle.
• Identify schedule impact issues and proactively pursue solutions within the baseline boundaries of quality, cost, and time.
• Coordinate Live Progress Updates sessions to gather accurate project progress status information.
• Produce monthly management information and reports, including milestone slippage, critical path analysis, and resource demand & availability.
• Undertake schedule variance analysis and identify/report deviations, triggering exception reports as necessary.
• Use Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques where required.

Key Skills:

• Understanding of project management and the ability to maintain projects within a complex environment using an Integrated Management System (IMS).
• Strong knowledge and skills in scheduling software, particularly Primavera P6.
• Awareness of or willingness to learn operating within an Earned Value Management (EVM) environment.
• Ability to deliver accurate work within monthly reporting cycles, using initiative to prioritise project deadlines.
• Contractor experience is preferred.
• Curiosity and desire to reach out to key stakeholders and build relationships.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other