Prima Uno Ltd
Senior Planning Engineer
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Senior Planning Engineer
A Senior Planning Engineer is required to support a growing strategic workstream focused on resilience and long-term project delivery. The role involves working closely with Project Managers, multidisciplinary teams, and subcontractors to develop, maintain, and analyse project schedules, ensuring robust planning, forecasting, and performance management across a diverse portfolio of complex projects.
This position offers the opportunity to contribute to high-value, nationally significant programmes within a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Development & Maintenance
- Develop, update, and maintain full lifecycle project schedules in Primavera P6, ensuring accuracy, logic integrity, and alignment with project objectives.
- Maintain programme-level tactical and delivery plans.
- Generate resource profiles to support efficient deployment of project resources.
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
- Produce and interpret Earned Value Management (EVM) metrics, including CPI, SPI, variance analysis, critical path analysis, and float erosion.
- Support project forecasting, progress reporting, and scenario planning for change requests.
- Attend progress meetings to capture updates and provide clear insight into programme performance.
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Contract & Compliance
- Ensure programmes comply with relevant contract requirements (e.g., NEC3/NEC4).
- Use contract management systems (such as CEMAR or equivalent) to support change control and communication.
Risk & Contingency
- Develop and maintain risk-adjusted schedules, including P50/P80 underpinning schedules.
- Support identification, quantification, and mitigation of schedule risks.
Subcontractor Coordination
- Review and assure subcontractor schedules, ensuring compliance with project standards.
- Integrate subcontractor programmes into the master schedule and maintain baseline alignment.
Team Support & Mentoring
- Provide mentoring, guidance, and development support to junior planning team members.
Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in project planning within engineering, construction, infrastructure, or similar sectors.
- Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and recognised planning methodologies.
- Proficient in cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedules, progress measurement, and performance analytics.
- Experience working with Fixed Price and/or Target Cost NEC contracts.
- Experience producing and maintaining risked P50/P80 schedules.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work effectively across diverse project teams.
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Desirable Skills
- Experience working within regulated or high-hazard environments.
- Familiarity with Integrated Work Management (IWM) or similar systems.
Working Arrangements
- Full-time position: 40 hours per week (Monday–Friday).
- Flexible working arrangements aligned with project needs.
- Requirement to attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week.
Why This Role Matters
- Contribute to long-term, high-value strategic projects.
- Work within a collaborative, supportive team committed to innovation and professional development.
- Opportunity to influence programme delivery, performance, and resilience across major projects.
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