Planning Engineer / Senior Planning Engineer

Overview

Project planner for life sciences/pharma/data centre projects.

Key Responsibilities

• cost reporting
• change management
• risk analysis
• schedule coordination
• procurement planning
• vendor management

Tasks

-Create and/or work within a cost report, summarizing financials in a executive level dashboard. -Understand change management principals, lead agreed change management process and workflow, providing a platform for adding/tracking/monitoring/approving change. -Actively participate in project team risk evaluations, incorporating the defined risks into Monte Carlo to output quantitative impacts to the overall project cost and schedule. -Lead the evaluation of the projects time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable the successful delivery of the project. -Act as the key point of contact to the client overcoming delivery and commercial issues whilst preparing formal and ad hoc reports focussing on time, cost and quality targets. -Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements. -Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path. -Understand procurement principals, collate lead times from vendors and client into the master schedule communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install dates. -Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting to maintain timely and accurate updates of the master schedule ensuring that the schedules adhere to the defined process and quality expectations. -Control costs with your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principals, procurement principals. -Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions to drive best value for the client. -Work closely with the project team to stay informed on status of project changes, incorporating and communicating these to the project team to allow for approvals in the change management process. -Guide and influence the general contractor, ensuring they are progressing in line with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters. -Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers responsible for reaching an agreed, market tested cost baseline and ensuring the client is receiving value for money.

Requirements

• communication
• project controls
• earned value
• oracle primavera
• ms project
• degree

What You Bring

-Applicants will also require excellent written and verbal communication skills, be rigorous in following documented processes and governance and be able to demonstrate the ability to innovate in creative ways to meet the challenges of the changing project environment. -Previous experience working in a project controls environment within the life sciences, pharmaceutical or data centre sectors is required, as is experience in at least one of the following: Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls and or PMO. -Previous experience of the following tools (or one of) is also required: Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Excel, PRISM (Cost Management System) -Applicants will ideally be degree educated, with previous industry & sector experience being essential.

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About Turner & Townsend

-Operates across various sectors, including real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources, providing comprehensive services such as construction consultancy, asset and facilities management, and environmental consultancy. -Expertise spans advisory, cost and commercial management, digital solutions, and program management, enabling them to handle complex capital projects and drive transformative change for their clients. -With over 10,000 employees in 48 countries, the company leverages local knowledge and global expertise to deliver tailored solutions for each project.

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