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Commissioning Planning Engineer
Job Posted: 2 hours ago
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Bridgwater
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Job Title: IPC Planning Manager
Job Purpose / Overview
As the IPC Planning Manager, you will be responsible for the management of the client's Integrated Work Schedule (IWS) in adherence with HPC processes. Your role will also include managing the alignment of contract schedules and providing time-related data and analysis. You will work alongside the IPC Planning Manager to lead central Planning activities for the Project and develop Planning standards, policies, and strategies. Your support will be crucial in enabling EDF Energy to make informed decisions to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of work scope.
Our aim is for the Integrated Project Controls (IPC) Function to be a centre of excellence and the intelligent owners of the single source of delivery performance information. As part of this, we will operate as an integrated enabler for the successful delivery of the HPC Project.
Principal Accountabilities
In this role, you will:
Support the IPC Lead Planner in implementing and maintaining Project Controls processes for Planning.
Collaborate with other Disciplines of Integrated Project Controls and Project Support Functions to help deliver Project goals in keeping with the HPC principles of Trust, Transparency, and Teamwork.
Provide intelligent information and analysis to support Senior Project/Programme Managers, including the production of monthly reports.
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.
Update the Level 2/4 IWS within an agreed timeframe.
Assist in the Trend & Change process, including analysis at Project level, generating performance indicators, and providing feedback on areas of risk and opportunities.
Identify, analyse and provide solutions to time-related issues.
Co-ordinate, verify and produce Project-level schedule reports to a defined reporting cycle, including commentary on key time-related drivers and performance issues.
Adhere to Project governance and Scheduling standards and procedures.
Ensure all Project documents, particularly Sensitive Nuclear Information, are correctly protectively marked and protected in accordance with EDF policies and procedures.
Functional Management
In this role, you will also:
Ensure direct reports adhere to Project governance and standards.
Proactively seek to continuously improve Discipline performance by implementing best practise and learning.
Facilitate collaboration with Programme teams and wider industry partners to ensure consistency and transparency in approach and data.
Take necessary care to ensure direct reports properly protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification, or destruction.
Support the recruitment process for the Discipline.
Act as a role model for HPC Project and EDF Energy by exhibiting and encouraging behaviours aligned with the Projects values of Humility, Positivity, Clarity, Respect, and Solidarity.
Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience
Knowledge & Skills:
Essential:
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.
Understanding of other Disciplines of Project Controls (particularly Estimating, Cost and Risk) including management techniques and associated software.
Understanding of earned value analysis.
Understanding of various contract types, particularly the NEC suite and FIDIC.
Working knowledge of schedule risk analysis techniques.
Good commercial awareness.
High level of analytical and numerical skills.
Good attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all working and management levels.
Desirable:
Influencing skills.
Ability to build relationships with Project stakeholders and act on behalf of the Programme Team as their representative.
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential:
Minimum of a degree in Engineering, Construction, or related field, or HND or equivalent qualification with recognised experience commensurate with a degree.
Professionally qualified with chartered or equivalent status.
Proven relevant experience in a Project Management or Project Controls environment in a similar Scheduling role on a major construction project.
Substantial experience in the use of scheduling software, ideally Primavera P6 version 7 and above.
Desirable:
Experience in the use of an earned value management tool such as EcoSys.
Experience of developing estimates and budgets for major infrastructure programmes.
Experience of working in a large integrated team over the full lifecycle of a project.
Experience in the use of a risk management tool such as ARM.
Experience in presenting complex information to senior executives and shareholders.
Experience in the Nuclear sector.
Key Competencies
The job-holder will be expected to have a working level of knowledge of, and to use, the following (or similar equivalent) software tools:
Primavera P6 (Scheduling).
Synchro (4D modelling).
Acumen Fuse (Schedule Analysis).
Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
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