Senior Planner - Energy Manchester, England
Job description
Closing Date: 21st April
Why Arup?
Arup works with clients in every industry, providing talented teams of project managers who support projects throughout the whole building lifecycle – developing the initial business case, procurement, undertaking design management, and then construction management.
Join us and you will have the freedom to push boundaries, develop new skills and work on some of the world’s most inspiring projects. We believe that by giving our people the freedom to be creative, we will produce work that continuously redefines quality across our firm. Whatever the role or specialism, our people are passionate about what they do, they believe in our values and are happy to come to work every day. And this is why people choose to work here and stay.
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The Opportunity
The Planning and Controls team is a centre of excellence within Arup’s Project and Programme Management (PPM) group. It provides support across all parts of Arup to a diverse range of engineering projects. The particular focus of the person sought for this role is to support the planning/scheduling of the design and construction stages of various engineering projects.
The team is now looking for senior planners with a strong technical background in planning and controls who can support a number of consultancy commissions, including the delivery of major energy & infrastructure projects. The clients for this work will be existing Arup clients who have a strong pipeline of work & long term projects.
The role will involve a collaborative approach to planning and schedule management, delivering planning assessments of design, procurement and construction phases. Other key duties include, providing reviews and reporting on NEC4 and ICME contractor programmes including advising on programme acceptance. You will analyse the validity of schedule assessments submitted with Compensation Event (CE) quotations and supporting the overall negotiation of CE’s. The role support the change process with impact assessments and updating of the master schedule following approved change. In addtion you will be providing scenario analysis as and when required in support of decisions, opportunity identification and change assessment, along with Identify risks, constraints and clashes in the future construction activities. You will also be supporting the delivery team in mitigating and managing these, through expert scheduling advice.
Is this role right for you?
- You will have planning experience preferably within the infrastructure or energy sectors along with an understanding of project controls and progress reporting methods.
- You will have a strong knowledge and application of Primavera P6 and other planning software in developing, analysing, monitoring and the reporting of progress.
- Good understanding of change control, change control management, risk management, schedule cost and resource loading.
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Rewards and Benefits
We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.
As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance).
We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.
Different people, shared values.
At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds. We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.
At Arup, we welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and any other protected characteristic. Our internal employee networks - BAME, Culture, Disability, LGBTQ+ and Women - provide a space for you to express your views and to make a positive difference - discover more about life at Arup here.
At Arup, we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please speak to our recruitment team and we will work with you to make reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout your application.
At Arup, we appreciate that everyone’s circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing. If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.
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