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HYBRID ROLE

Senior Planner

JM 190925

£336.70 per day PAYE including holiday pay and pension contributions

37 Hours per week

Contract Length: 14 months


Location: Reading, Berkshire – 3 days per week onsite max. Some travel to SWINDON may be required

SC CLEARANCE REQURIED MUST BE LIVE AND ACTIVE



Our client is seeking a skilled Senior Planner to play a key role in delivering the organisation’s complete planning capability by maintaining the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). The role will involve supporting the Task Manager with business rhythms, schedule integrity, network analysis, Earned Value reporting, and effective communication across programme and business teams.

Candidates applying for this role must have 2–5 years’ planning experience with proficiency in Primavera P6. You will also need to have hand's on experience of Network logic, Fragnets and Float paths. A background in nuclear, oil & gas, construction is highly desirable.



Key Responsibilities

Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), resource loading, project-level IMS, and project-specific basis of scheduling documents.
Contribute to the month-end process, including:

Updating schedule progress (EV percentage complete)
Undertaking schedule forecasting
Updating milestone status and critical path analysis
Conducting schedule performance reviews, including EV variance analysis (SPI)


Provide planning input into investment approvals, change control, risk and opportunity management, and peer reviews.
Produce planning and Earned Value (EV) deliverables in line with relevant procedures and guidelines.
Propose solutions and workarounds to address schedule performance issues.
Uphold environmental, health, safety, security, quality, and ethics standards in all planning activities.



Essential Skills & Experience

2–5 years’ planning experience.
Proficiency with Primavera P6.
Strong adaptability and stakeholder management skills at all levels.
Hands-on experience in delivering projects using:

Network logic
Float paths
WBS/CBS creation
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Resource levelling
Monthly update cycles
Change control
What-If analysis
Fragnets


Strong decision-making skills with the ability to make sound judgement calls on planning matters.
Experience working to a business rhythm and delivering monthly planner requirements.
Experience in a highly regulated industry (nuclear, oil & gas, construction) is highly desirable.
Strong prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage varied and changing workloads.
Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel.



Desirable

Previous experience in a highly regulated industry.



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Job Ref: JM 190925


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