Planner and Projects Control (EXPIRED)
Macclesfield
Engineering
Annual
Permanent
About the Role
Planner and Projects Control, Macclesfield, Competitive Salary
Dalkia Engineering are seeking a Planner and Projects Control to join our Specialist Services team in Macclesfield.
The primary function of the Project Planning and Project controls lead is to support Project teams in providing planning and monitoring services on projects to establish, record and demonstrate programme activities, durations, risks, and remedies.
Ensure that the programme content is functionally compliant with the planning procedures, identifying planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirements. Establish and agree key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning.
The role will interface with the construction team as well as estimating and design team. The programme schedule will drive the project.
This role will be based at Macclesfield four days a week with the option of working from Manchester or hybrid for the fifth day.
Key Accountabilities
- Create, maintain, and communicate robust plans by recording and managing project timescales and resources (people, budgets & projects) and reporting progress, productivity, cause and effect, and advising project teams of forthcoming risks.
- Lead the project review meetings with the programme schedule driving the project.
- Maintain the schedule section of the daily site Tier board. Present schedule deviation with mitigation at the weekly site Tier board meeting.
- Understand complex programmes, identify issues, and implement variations and testing proposal in line with business goals and objectives.
- Engage with project teams, advise about mitigating inefficiencies, whilst devising solutions for improvement taking account of contract operations in line with business goals and objectives.
- Present forecasts of completion dates, and overall project programme, including costs to complete.
- Ensure the requirements of the quality PDS system are effectively maintained, and improvements are identified.
- Engagement with project teams to review performance levels of our direct workforce and subcontractors in terms of safety, quality, workmanship, productivity, and compliance with completion schedules.
- Regular site attendance on projects to ensure accurate progress and see that project activities are monitored, ensuring the project team are maintaining progress in line with the latest programme.
- Produce resource programmes throughout the project duration commencing at tender stage through to completion. Liaise with labour management to ensure the latest information available has been shared.
- Express rigour and discipline to the project schedule and ensure it is communicated at all levels
Key Skills
- Electrical and Mechanical underpinning knowledge
- NVQ Level 4 Construction Contracting Operations (planning)
- Valid CSCS card
- 5 years relevant project planning experience within a contracting environment (or demonstrate the necessary skill sets or experience to make the transition into this role)
- Understanding of earned value analysis and productivity measurement
- Proficiency in the use of planning techniques and the required planning toolsets
- Experience of using all Microsoft packages
- An understanding of various forms of tender documents, contract documents and specifications
- An understanding of risk and opportunity management with reference to planning programming
What you will get
In return for your proven skills and experience, you will reap from a range of company benefits and you will be joining a supportive team that s empowered to express ideas and make improvements. Happy employees are important to us and, as well as through interesting and challenging work, we champion wellbeing through volunteer days, employer funded private healthcare and a holiday purchase scheme you ll even enjoy a day off for your birthday.
Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. Dalka is an equal opportunities employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation age, disability or any other status protected by law.
We welcome everyone and create inclusive teams to celebrate difference and encourage everyone to be themselves at work. We are committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect. If you require any adjustments, we are happy to discuss that with you. Please contact our HR team in confidence.
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