Planning Engineer

at  Stopford

SECURITY CLEARANCE

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain security clearance of at least Security
Check level (SC clearance) for this role.
Please go to our website for a full job description to familiarise yourself with all of the
responsibilities, skills and experience required before you apply.
Please note that we do not accept applications from agencies, and you must be eligible to live and
work in the UK (with no restrictions).
We look forward to receiving your CV for the post of Planning Engineer.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Planning Engineer
Group: Projects
Location: Knutsford, WA16 6LE

DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Projects Director and working with relevant Project Managers, the Planning Engineer
shall be actively involved in the day-to-day delivery of allocated projects.
The Planning Engineer shall help to develop and monitor schedules and project progress control tools that
meets Stopford requirements, ensuring that all required reporting and administration deadlines are
achieved.

PLANNING ENGINEER REQUIREMENTS

You will be able to demonstrate:

• Project planning / controls experience.
• Ideally educated to a higher level or equivalent in engineering discipline.
• Project experience in nuclear, oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals or renewable energy

industries.

• Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of planning / project controls software. (Primavera

P6 and MS Project)

• The ability to work with multiple discipline projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, time management and decision making skills.
• Working knowledge of Office 365 including One Drive and Sharepoint with proficient use of

Word and excel.

• Eligible to live and work in the UK (with no restrictions)
• Full UK/EEC driving licence

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Develop Project Network diagrams and host interactive planning sessions.
• Preparation of all levels of Project Schedule in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 software

including resource loaded.

• Monitoring and reporting of project progress and identification of slippage.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Review and where necessary challenge earned value reports from delivery team.
• Preparation of recovery plans in case of project slippage.
• Preparation of Change Notes and Incorporation of changes into schedule.
• Re-baselining of schedules.
• Production of weekly and monthly S Curves for incorporation into reports.
• Support Project Controls activities including cost control and forecasting.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

You will be able to demonstrate:-

• Project planning / controls experience.
• Ideally educated to a higher level or equivalent in engineering discipline.
• Project experience in nuclear, oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals or renewable energy

industries.

• Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of planning / project controls software. (Primavera

P6 and MS Project)

• The ability to work with multiple discipline projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation, time management and decision making skills.
• Working knowledge of Office 365 including One Drive and Sharepoint with proficient use of

Word and excel.

• Eligible to live and work in the UK (with no restrictions)
• Full UK/EEC driving licence

PLANNING ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop Project Network diagrams and host interactive planning sessions.
• Preparation of all levels of Project Schedule in Microsoft Project and Primavera P6 software

including resource loaded.

• Monitoring and reporting of project progress and identification of slippage.
• Ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Review and where necessary challenge earned value reports from delivery team.
• Preparation of recovery plans in case of project slippage.
• Preparation of Change Notes and Incorporation of changes into schedule.
• Re-baselining of schedules.
• Production of weekly and monthly S Curves for incorporation into reports.
• Support Project Controls activities including cost control and forecasting.