Job Requirements
• Provide planning support to the Project Controls Team and Project Manager to ensure compliance with the Project Planning Procedure
• Develop and assure integrity of the project level 1 and Master Control Schedules level 2/3 schedules.
• Provide post update analysis, ensure the project teams are aware of key changes and impact to critical /near critical paths.
• Provide schedule “What-if” Scenarios.
• Lead Monthly Project Schedule Review with the Team
• Validate and integrate schedules from internal and third-party sources.
• Develop, ensure the integrity and effectiveness of schedule progress measurement.
• Ensure contractor compliance with contractual planning and reporting requirements especially those detailed contractually within the Project Coordination Procedures (PCP).
• Interface with planning community across to share best practice and key learnings.

Continuously improve the planning strategy, plans and procedures

Work Experience

Experience and Qualifications:
• Extensive Experience of using Primavera version 6 (P6) and Microsoft Project planning software – Minimum 10 Years
• Demonstrable track record planning delivery with experience of minimum 10 years covering the accountabilities relevant to the job description described herein, gained on medium to large scale size projects
• Experience in Offshore Wind projects (5+ years).
• Proven track-record of managing schedules for projects, including communication of complex schedule information, what-if scenarios to senior management (e.g. development of Level 1 plans to describe interfaces between multiple near-critical paths)
• Extensive experience in Project Management.
• Ability and proven skills to engage and work within a multifunctional discipline team to establish high levels of cooperation and credibility for the planning function when working with the project team.
• Experience of execution planning for medium to large projects to understand the wider project context, business drivers and development of Project Coordination Procedures.
• Some experience of managing cost control, demonstrating a sound understanding of the relationship between cost control and planning / scheduling as a key component of the performance management framework and project control.
• Engineering / Science degree or equivalent experience.

Desirable:

membership of a recognized professional body