Costain have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme with contracts valued up to c.£670m to Costain over 15 years. We are now looking for an experienced Senior Planner to join the Framework team.
As a key member of the Delivery Team, the successful applicant will be aligned to the new AMP8 projects and will be able to demonstrate experience of integrating and managing schedules across large scale civil engineering programmes.
You will also need to demonstrate experience of working across multi-disciplinary programme teams covering every aspect of project delivery from design through procurement, construction, and commissioning.
This is a hybrid role with a mix of office (Newcastle), site and home working.
Qualifications: Significant post qualification experience in a Planning role
Chartered member of relevant professional body (or working towards)
Experience of tendering and working with risk and commercial managers to ensure full compliance with contractual obligations
Proactive, collaborative and enthusiastic approach
Excellent communication skills
Be able to relate in a confident manner to people at all levels
Proven skills in the efficient and effective management of others
Be able to work to tight deadlines
Proven experience of Primavera (P6)
Experience in building cost and resource loaded plans
Ability to reconcile cost information as it applies to the programme of works
Proficient in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming and risk tools
Proficient in the use of Earned Value Analysis
Relevant experience in project controls and/or project delivery
Previous water sector experience (preferred)
Full driving licence
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About us: Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.
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