Pls accept apologies for the length of this post - for technical reasons have been unable to post in the regular job space. (Advice from PP administrators would be gratefully received).

Senior Planner/Master Scheduler

Industry Sector: Various Heavy engineering incl defence and civil construction
Location: UK wide
Employment type: Perm and Contract – 6 months rolling
Company/Recruiter: EPS Consulting Ltd
Salary Info: If contract £3-400/day depending on location
Additional Info: Security clearance would be a major plus on some of these projects

A senior and seasoned planner is required for a variety of major projects being conducted UK wide. Thus your location may be able to be accommodated.

This is an opportunity for an experienced planner seeking to develop their career through their contribution to the planning of a number of large scale strategic programmes. The primary role is to establish a master schedule network for the programme. This will involve the integration and summarisation of various existing schedules into one logic linked schedule capable of providing progress and critical path analysis at various extracted levels. The initial requirement is to provide the programme with a credible baseline schedule, sufficient to enable resource loading to an appropriate level (Level 2).

The successful candidate will be a seasoned planner with a demonstrable track record developing and integrating schedules in major heavy engineering programmes. You will be comfortable working autonomously and within extended planning teams providing advice and guidance. Communication and diplomacy skills are a must as you will be interfacing with multiple stakeholders across many companies.

Your current planning skills will include critical path and earned value analysis, performance and progress analysis, progress reporting and cost/resource loading. You will have detailed knowledge of major planning tools with expert knowledge of MSP and Primavera.

Whilst the initial term is likely to be 6 months for contract roles this will be renewed for considerable periods for individuals who prove their value. Further, a number of roles exist for permanent staff.

If you prefer not to post here feel free to e mail me at rob.legge@epsconsulting.co.uk. We are a specialist niche project controls consulting firm and NOT an agency.