Assistant Planning Engineer (Change)

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Planning Engineer (Change) within our Optioneering, Mitigation & Change (OMC) team.

Purpose of the role:

Assist the Optioneering, Mitigation, Change (OMC) Team in monitoring, assessing, and analysing change to the SCS Working Programme, ensuring compliance with the SCS planning standards and HS2 requirements to provide a fair, efficient, and cost effective assessment.

Flexible working: We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need. This might be part-time, remote working, or compressed hours for example. Anyone who applies for a role can ask about flexibility at interview. In return, we will explore what is possible for the role.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist OMC Team assessing changes to the programme arising from client and non-client driven changes, including CE’s, NCE’s, PMI’s.
• Assist in monitoring changes to the programme arising from Additional Compensation Events, as listed under the contract.
• Assist in the assessment and analysis of Critical Path Management (CPM).
• Assist in tracking the status of updating changes into the programme.
• Assisting and undertaking change programme assessments.
• Providing assistance, as required, in progress monitoring and updating of the construction programme during Stage Two, including forecasting of potential problem areas and proposing mitigation measures.
• Contribute to assessment of programme risks and programme risk analysis, including development and implementation of mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with other functional teams including, but not limited to: Project Controls, BIM, procurement, design, commercial, estimation, and construction delivery.
• Liaise as required with the client’s planning team, stakeholders and with other works packages to communicate and report change programme assessments.
• Pursuing excellence and continuous improvement of the SCS construction planning approach, modification of standard processes and procedures for effective and continuously improvement.

The Ideal Candidate

• HNC / Degree in civil engineering or an appropriate professional qualification
• Prior experience in planning function in civil engineering projects
• Knowledge of the development and implementation of Asset structures, Planning Standards, WBS and Planning processes.
• Working Knowledge of NEC3 Form of Contract
• Competence in Primavera P6
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of Safety, Environment and Risk Management
• Effective communication skills