Lead Planner

Lead Planner

Competitive Salary

Location London W2

Full Time, Permanent

Our client is looking for a Lead Planner to provide planning and scheduling expertise to all project teams and functional disciplines. The senior planner will be working on a highly confidential project. You will develop comprehensive implementation strategies, incorporate deliverables into project schedules, and prepare project life cycle and master schedules.

The position will also integrate all schedules (design disciplines, vendors, production and construction) and provide a comprehensive project perspective. You will also be responsible for monitoring, evaluating risks and presenting recovery/mitigation plans to support turnover/opening schedules. The successful candidate will perform earned value analysis when needed and provide progress reports and management presentations.

Responsibilities:

• Lead development and implementation of project scheduling processes, tools, and deliverables
• Lead project schedule reporting and planning sessions with all levels of project and organisational management
• Coordinate with contractors, responsible project team members, performing work groups and systems planners to develop and integrate activity durations and logic sequences required to perform project work
• Lead manpower loading/resource analysis, and develop status-earned man-hour progress curves as required
• Scope of responsibility may include lead discipline planning coverage on some projects of show/ride concept development, show, ride, facility and area development design, show ride production and installation, show, ride test and adjust and show programming in addition to the core building construction and field disciplines
• Responsible for preparation of the schedule reporting specification for the contract bid packages and determining Schedule Milestones and/or Key Dates for incorporation into the Contract Specification.

Basic Qualifications:

At least 5 years of experience in engineering/construction planning and scheduling and/or themed entertainment planning/coordination experience, which includes a combination of:

• Experience in Critical Path Method scheduling experience utilising scheduling software
• Experience in construction, production, and/or design experience.
• Good understanding of practical project controls applications and earned value measurement
• BS degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering or equivalent

Desired Qualifications:

• Prefer to have some industry-relevant certifications or completed course studies
• Prior experience as Lead Project Planner/Scheduler.
• Work experience in the following industries: Data Centers, Commercial buildings
• Fluent in English language

Apply today with an up to date CV.