Senior Planner Rail

Senior Planner required for a very well regarded Civils contractor operating across the infrastructure sector. They are a real success strory and have a loyal client base. There is a strong team ethic within the business meaning a well-motivated work force and a very low staff turnover. They are now looking for a planner to join their Civil engineering planning team working on Rail projects . For this role they will consider a site manager / or section engineer to move into planning. The Role To develop, manage and maintain project schedules, tenders and associated breakdown structures Provide Planning expertise on infrastructure including, highways, drainage and bridges Maintain, report and control schedules, identify interfaces, promote and monitor milestone definition sheets, establish baselines, code and resource schedules. Ensure consistent application, effective and timely delivery of time management Carry out critical path and earned value analysis producing reports where appropriate. Work with Risk and Cost teams to develop summary schedules Provide presentations, coaching and facilitation in the use of planning software Provide guidance and undertake earned value analysis to inform proactive decision making and risk mitigation Complete and close out schedule activities to capture as built data for time and cost benchmarking About you Ideally hold a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent Have a site background either 5 years in a site based role or 2 years as a planner Understand and ideally be able to plan from first principles Knowledge of Primavera and MS Project Experience operating and communicating within a civil engineering environment