Senior Planning Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Join Us!

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!

What will you do?

Key Areas of Responsibility (KARs) :

We are looking for a collaborative and sharp minded person to:

• German (writing/speaking) is mandatory needed, i.e. C1 Certification.
• Develop and implement high quality planning and scheduling standards to inform Project Managers.
• Produce detailed logic linked project plans in P6.
• Ensure integration of project control procedures into the project delivery process.
• Provide expert advice including weekly or monthly schedule updates.
• Production of monthly planning reports, resource updates and projections.
• Production of ad-hoc reports informing the Project Manager of significant schedule impacts and their effect on progress and completion.
• Prepare information and attend regular planning and progress meetings.
• Able to accurately define project programmes and schedules with clarity.
• Lead and aid development for leading a team of Planners.

Purpose:

• A recognized diploma or degree or be qualified by experience.
• An expert user of Primavera P6 and ideally MS project in all aspects of planning and scheduling.
• Supporting the project team in the successful delivery of the project to agreed targets, e.g., programme, budget, and quality.
• Breadth of experience across whole project and programme lifecycle. (e.g., Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation/Commissioning processes).
• Proficient with Commercial and financial aspects of project management. The ability to reconcile cost information as it applies to the programmes of work.
• Proficient in the use of Earned Value Analysis and experience of Schedule, Risk and Cost analysis.
• Identifying, escalating, and managing any matters that could pose a potential contractual/commercial risk such as project deviations, slippage reports, opportunities, mitigations.
• Proficient knowledge in the management in accordance with corporate, commercial governance and business policies, directives, and guidance.
• Monitoring and reporting performance against programme, technical quality, financial and KPI targets; any necessary mitigation actions to prevent targets being missed.
• Controlling change and managing effective change control process including claims.
• Experience of working with company Enterprise systems and programmes in relation to contracts, e.g., NEC 4; FIDIC etc. Proficient in the use of NEC type contracts and management and implementation of the applying the contract clauses.
• Effective client interface skills and experience with the ability to offer both strategic and project advice. Working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation.

Experience, Education and Other Requirement:

• Experienced Engineering Professional with professional qualification in Engineering.
• A confident and professional manner, coupled with excellent communication skills, with clients and colleagues alike, to ensure clarity in all situations and to effectively influence.
• An analytical thinker, you’ll also be able to show initiative and examples of creativity.
• Ability to collaborate and build relationships across the wider teams.
• Good report writing and presentation skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work well on your own initiative.
• Ability to work well under pressure and proven ability to deliver to deadlines.
• Proven years of experience required.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year
• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
• We also have a brilliant smarter working policy, too. That means many of folks are able to either work from home or as part of our hybrid model.
• When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon’s vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world-class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At Linxon, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.