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Job Description
At Aecom we are currently recruiting for Senior Planning Consultant to join us at our Glasgow office. In this exciting opportunity you will be involved in a critical defence infrastructure project, which will include elements of new build construction and civils infrastructure.
Part of the AECOM Integrated Programme Controls team, within this role you will demonstrate experience in the delivery of PMO best practice in a consulting environment on infrastructure projects executing the management and delivery of planning activities for our clients.
This role will require you to spend 3 days per week at our client office or site in Glasgow.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Working as a Senior Planning consultant you will utilise your P6 experience to support the delivery of an integrated programme of work, supporting the Planning Manager with schedule integrity and development and reporting.
Where required to, you will help support the junior members of staff.

Your day to day will include but not be limited to the following tasks and responsibilities;

• Produce and maintain the schedule in P6.
• Work closely with the Project Manager and Delivery Teams to gather progress to facilitate accurate schedule updates and development.
• Carry out Quality checks on the programme, within the client’s internal programme and supplier programmes.
• Update the Clients programme in accordance with internal processes, producing month end reports and outputs for the Project team and relevant Stakeholders.
• Build/develop Integrated programmes with the project team across a variety of disciplines, to support assurance and approval gates.
• Carry out, reporting, analysis, and evaluation of the programme(s), looking at critical path and key milestones.
• Support the risk management process building QSRA Programmes.
• Posses the ability to support Earned Value Reporting (as required)

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Here’s what we’re looking for:

MINIMUM SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Working knowledge of Primavera P6
• Extensive experience gained in a multi-discipline project environment, ideally across Defence, Maritime or a similar infrastructure setting.
• Ability to work on own initiative to develop programmes with the Project Team
• Experienced in planning across all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Experienced in monthly programme updating and reporting.
• Experienced in the monthly review and assessment of supplier schedules.
• Good understanding of risk and opportunity management with reference to planning & programming
• Experience of working in a client environment.
• Able to communicate professionally and effectively with a variety of Stakeholders.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office in particular; Excel, Word, and Outlook

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience of managing schedules on NEC Projects
• Experience of working on projects with integrated programmes

• Produce and maintain the schedule in P6.
• Work closely with the Project Manager and Delivery Teams to gather progress to facilitate accurate schedule updates and development.
• Carry out Quality checks on the programme, within the client’s internal programme and supplier programmes.
• Update the Clients programme in accordance with internal processes, producing month end reports and outputs for the Project team and relevant Stakeholders.
• Build/develop Integrated programmes with the project team across a variety of disciplines, to support assurance and approval gates.
• Carry out, reporting, analysis, and evaluation of the programme(s), looking at critical path and key milestones.
• Support the risk management process building QSRA Programmes.
• Posses the ability to support Earned Value Reporting (as required