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Senior Project Planner

Job Posted: 18 days ago

Salary: £ 60 - 70 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Glasgow City

Expire in: 10 days

Job Description

Senior Project Planner - Glasgow 
 
We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Project Planner to join a high-profile programme based in Glasgow. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the planning, scheduling, and controls functions of complex projects within a highly regulated environment. 
 
Contract Details 
 
Location: Glasgow (City Centre) 
Contract Type: Inside IR35 
Security Clearance: BPSS required initially, with eligibility to obtain SC Clearance 
Eligibility Requirements: 
British Citizen holding a valid British Passport 
Must not have lived or worked outside the UK for any significant period during the last five years due to security clearance requirements 
 
The Role 
 
As a Senior Project Planner, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and analysing integrated project schedules to support successful programme delivery. Working closely with project teams and stakeholders, you will ensure robust planning processes are in place, providing accurate reporting, schedule analysis, and performance insights throughout the project lifecycle. 
 
Key Responsibilities 
 
Develop, implement, and maintain project structures including: 
 
Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) 
Organisational Breakdown Structures (OBS) 
Resource Breakdown Structures (RBS) 
Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) 
 
Create, baseline, and maintain integrated project schedules (Levels 1-3), ensuring alignment with associated Level 4 and Level 5 schedules. 
 
Ensure integration and consistency between scheduling tools and the organisations financial and material demand planning systems. 
 
Perform regular schedule updates and analysis, providing key performance metrics including: 
Critical Path Analysis 
Total Float Analysis 
Schedule Performance Reporting 
Impact Assessments 
 
Produce and maintain: 
Schedule Risk Analysis 
Schedule Variance Reporting 
Resource Profiles 
Earned Value Management (EVM) Data 
Scheduling Maturity Assessments 
Planning and Controls Framework Reporting 
Archived Schedule Records 
 
Support effective resource planning and utilisation to meet project objectives and customer commitments. 
 
Identify, manage, and communicate project risks, issues, and opportunities. 
 
Contribute to and monitor quality management processes, ensuring compliance with organisational standards and project requirements. 
 
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand and communicate requirements, priorities, and project impacts. 
 
Proactively assess risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimise project disruption. 
 
Experience, Qualifications & Skills 
Essential Experience 
 
Extensive recent experience in a Senior Planning or Project Controls role within a complex engineering, construction, infrastructure, defence, or similar project environment. 
 
Strong understanding of project planning across the full project lifecycle, from bid and tender stage through delivery and project close-out. 
 
Advanced expertise in scheduling software such as: 
Primavera P6 
Microsoft Project (MSP) 
 
Experience in: 
Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis 
Forensic Planning 
Earned Value Management (EVM) 
Critical Path Analysis 
Resource Planning and Forecasting 
Schedule Performance Analysis 
 
Knowledge of industry-standard contract frameworks such as: 
NEC 
FIDIC 
JCT 
 
Qualifications 
Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in: 
Engineering 
Project Management 
Construction Management 
Or a related discipline 
 
Professional qualification or membership such as: 
APM 
AcostE 
RICS 
Or equivalent 
Technical Knowledge & Competencies 
 
Advanced Expertise 
Schedule Management 
Development, baselining, maintenance, and monitoring of integrated project schedules to support informed decision-making and project delivery. 
Resource Management 
Identification, planning, and optimisation of resources including personnel, facilities, materials, and equipment throughout the programme lifecycle. 
 
Strong Working Knowledge 
Budgeting & Cost Control 
Managing project budgets, forecasts, and actual costs against approved baselines, including the application of performance measures and tolerance management. 
 
Project Reviews 
Understanding and application of legal, regulatory, and organisational review requirements throughout the project lifecycle. 
 
Change Control 
Establishing and maintaining robust change control processes to effectively manage project scope, schedule, and cost impacts. 
 
Contract Management 
Understanding contract structures, statements of work, supplier obligations, and commercial implications for both contracting organisations and delivery partners. 
 
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled Project Planner to contribute to complex, high-value programmes while working within a collaborative and professional project controls environment

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