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Senior Planner Roles
Derby (2-3 days per week onsite)
Contract or Permanent
Candidates must:
- Be Sole British and born in the UK
- Hold SC Clearance or be eligible to obtain SC Clearance.
- Be willing to work 2–3 days per week onsite in Derby.
Inside IR35.
Ideally candidates will have 5+ years' experience.
Key Requirements
- Experienced with Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential).
- Experience working under NEC contracts.
- Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would be beneficial.
- Experience within the Nuclear or Defence industry is highly desirable.
Main Duties
- Responsible for planning, including production and management of project schedules, both internally and externally.
- Coordinate work packages to schedule, track progress against schedule, undertake resource planning and coordinate subcontractors.
- Review and approve subcontractor programmes.
- Interface with stakeholders to identify and report on progress, change, risks and opportunities.
- Provide input to proposals relating to hour estimates and planning.
- Produce concise and accurate project metric reports, including critical path analysis, for the Defence Infrastructure Lead Team.
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Essential Skills and Behaviours
- Primavera P6 to intermediate level (essential).
- Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel and Project.
- Self-motivated and able to work to deadlines without direction or supervision.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to provide clear, concise and accurate summaries of project progress, critical path risks and project metrics.
- Ability to confidently engage with subcontractors and critically review the accuracy of subcontractor submissions.
- Experience as a Project Planner on NEC4 contracts is essential, particularly Option A and Option C.
- Major infrastructure design and build project experience is highly desirable.
- Experience within the Nuclear or Defence industry is highly desirable.
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Qualifications
- Degree preferred, or equivalent qualification.
- Primavera P6 training.
- Project Management qualification (e.g. APM) would be advantageous.
Company information
At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.
As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.
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