Planning Engineer

Our client Scottish Power Transmissions are looking for x 2 Planning Engineers based in Blantyre and Edinburgh for long-term contract roles.Job Purpose StatementThe Strategic Projects Planning Engineer is directly responsible for the Production, Maintenance & Update, Change Control, Schedule Risk Management and Reporting of high-quality Primavera P6 Schedules for >£2bn of SP Transmission Strategic Reinforcement projects.Accountability StatementDevelopment of high-quality project schedules within Primavera (P6) Enterprise.Cultivate and maintain close working relationship with internal and external stakeholdersEnsure regular, accurate and consistent schedule updates from internal and external stakeholdersIntegration of Contractor Tasks and updates into SPEN Project ScheduleIdentify and highlight schedule risks and variance to internal and external stakeholder•Develop mitigation scenarios where programme risk and variance is identifiedCo-ordinate between multi-functional teams to resolve identified project or programme issues.Provide accurate progress reporting at a pre-defined frequency and on an adhoc basis as requiredUse project plans to pinpoint programme inter-dependencies or clashes. Communicate these and lead development of solutions.Use project schedules and working knowledge of project to pinpoint programme inter-dependencies and/or clashes. Communicate these and lead development of solutionsDimensionsDevelop project schedules in Primavera (P6) planning software for the delivery of a portfolio of projects with CAPEX investment levels of > £2Bn for the capacity increase required on Scottish Power Transmission NetworkResponsible for managing project internal and external schedule updates, identifying & highlighting schedule risk.Detail & recordCentral point of contact for contractor schedule updates and schedule-related queries from internal and external stakeholdersProduce regular progress & area focused reports for Project Team & Sr Strategic Projects Management Team.Daily interactions with Contractors Project Managers, Sr Strategic Project Management Team, Environment Planning & Transmission Wayleaves, Engineering DesignersSkills & KnowledgeWorking knowledge of Planning software tools (i.e. Primavera P6 & MSPe)Clear understanding of Project Management principlesStrong influencing and stakeholder management abilityGood verbal and written communications skillsHighly Numerate and analyticalUnderstanding of Utility Regulatory principlesUnderstanding of major capital project development and delivery lifecyclePC literateEducated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experienceSpecial RequirementsWide experience of project scheduling using Primavera P6 and MSPeExperience of co-ordinating multi-project programmes of workUK Driving License and Transport