Description
We are looking for Planning Engineers to work for our client in Plymouth for an initial 3 months contract, the ideal candidate will be required to provide project managers with accurate and timely project planning tools and cost reports for all work undertaken by the Engineering Services Technical Authority or Specified Project(s) allocated by the Senior Planning Engineer.
To develop the Project Planning and Cost Control functions
CONTRACTOR principal tasks and responsibilities are:
Project planning and co-ordination activities for Engineering Services Technical Authority or Specified Project(s) allocated by the Senior Planning Engineer.
To maintain the budget inventory of approved tasks for Engineering Services Technical Authority.
To provide a cost collection service for all project and overhead work within Engineering Services Technical Authority or Specified Project(s) allocated by the Senior Planning Engineer.
To develop the Project planning tools and deliverables within ES TA as required
To develop the cost collection service within ES TA as required by the Engineering Services Director.
To provide routine and detailed reports/support to meet the requirements of ES TA Facilities Manager and individual Project Managers/Centre Managers.
To assist in the development of a rationalised project planning and cost collection service for the whole of Engineering Services.
Co-ordinate the activities of Labour Capture input.
To manage a team of Administrators/Cost Engineers when project requirements arise.
CONTRACTOR is authorised to
Make decisions and apply initiative and judgement within the business responsibly.
Liaise with various managers and their support staff across the Engineering Directorate to collect data on tasks related to functions for which the Planning Engineer has responsibility.
Attend any forum where project programming and cost collection issues are discussed.
Qualifications and Experience Requirements
Academic: BTEC in an engineering discipline or relevant experience
Sound knowledge of the dockyard nuclear environment.
Good communication and analytical skills and computer literate
Experience
Good working knowledge of windows-based computer applications, including an understanding of relational database methodology
Requisite project management/planning experience and Primavera P6 user.