Immediate need for a Senior Planner to join a global engineering and project management client.
Job Description: Senior Commercial Planner
Location: North West of England (approx. 15 miles west of Chester)
Travel: Occasional business travel, including potential international trips
Sector Knowledge:
- Chemical & Industrial (or Oil & Gas)
Discipline Knowledge:
- Civil, Mechanical, Pipework, Electrical, Instrumentation, Access, Insulation, Painting within Industrial sector (Power, Chemical, Oil, Gas, etc.)
Experience:
- 10+ years of experience, including over 5 years in a senior commercial role on major capital projects (several hundred million to over a billion pounds)
- Experience with major EPC or EPCM contracts, either client or contractor side
- Strong planning background, ideally client side, with knowledge of risk management
Key Responsibilities:
- Front End Development: Support the client with the front end development process (knowledge of FEL gates is desirable)
- Integrated Management Schedule: Develop and own the integrated management schedule
- EPCM Schedule Analysis: Interrogate and analyze the EPCM schedule and progress reporting
- Client Work Packages: Plan and schedule client work packages
- Regulatory Approvals: Work with clients, consultants, and contractors to schedule planning, permitting, and other regulatory approvals
- Schedule Challenges: Challenge client and contractor schedules, demonstrating the basis for challenges
- Progress Reviews: Review progress submissions from the contractor and provide advice and guidance to the client
- Change Management: Support the change management process
- Schedule Reviews: Lead schedule reviews and meetings with contractors on behalf of the client
- Interactive Planning: Conduct schedule interactive planning reviews and what-if analysis
- Schedule Input: Provide schedule input to the client project team and business support functions (e.g., finance)
- Ad-Hoc Support: Provide ad-hoc support to the client as needed, in collaboration with the Client Director
If this role is of interest to you please send a copy of your CV to andy.cruickshank@hays.com