Senior Project Planner

Our Client urgently needs a Senior Project Planner with experience in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical. The ideal candidate will be expected to:

Proactively support the project manager and the project management team to implement, monitor and improve the execution of engineering activities.

Key Activities:
* Mentor and assist in the development of project planners.
* Assist with the development and implementation of planning systems.
* Ensure compliance with planning procedures and protocols.
* Understand contractual responsibilities and associated commercial liability.
* Maintain a portfolio of engineering projects.
* Utilise Planning Software (Primavera) to determine resource requirements/ Conflict Areas.
* Provide accurate and verifiable planning related progress reports and forecasts.
* Support good, open communication within the projects engineering department.
* Maintain up to date project plans for EPC activity reflecting client priorities, incorporating change, optimising resource and identifying constraints.
* Analyse projects plans utilising critical path analysis and develop scenarios to present to the project management team.
* Apply industry standard reporting techniques for schedule and cost reporting (EVM, CPI, SPI).
* Support any improvement or benchmarking activities relating to Planning & Cost control.
Previous experience working in an Engineering Design Environment. Ideal candidate must also be familiar with project planning processes.

The position for a Senior Project Planner is a contract role, site based in Grangemouth. Excellent rates: 40ph - 45ph. Please contact . .