The Client

We are a recruitment company, working on behalf of a client that we have partnered with for several years. They are a market leader in their sector and are looking to recruit a P6 Programer Planner for their Bolton office. The job is a permanent position, you will recieve a basic salary, up to £32,000 per annum, plus usual company benefits.

The Role and its Responsibilities 

• Scheduling of defined scope over multiple projects to meet contract requirements using Primavera P6.
• Updating of Primavera P6 schedules inline with progress and contractual movement
• Pipeline analysis of capacity/loading across the business
• Resource loading of schedules to facilitate production resource planning.
• Updating the schedule throughout the project life-cycle.
• Collating project data to show progress.
• Impacting programmes showing contractual movements 
• Create Primavera P6 schedules at pre-contract
• Update schedules at the contracted intervals throughout the project life cycle in accordance with contract changes
• Materially contribute to the creation of effective WBS;
• Convert contract requirements into a resource loaded schedule;
• Liaise with internal resources to ensure project schedule is realistic and achievable and identify important schedule related risks;
• Manage dependencies and maintain a critical path.
• Update schedule content with Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notices 
• Seek opportunities to avoid schedule prolongation in the event of change and delayed activity completions and reduce critical path duration;
• Maintain and process of information from different entities and coordinate in a controlled process.
• Work closely with the project team, subcontractors and financial team to maintain accurate and up to date data for multiple stages of multiple projects.
• Reporting and planning reviews with clients and others requiring information for ongoing planning reporting cycles.
• Work closely with the reporting function, inputting into their process and regular cycle.
• Identify issues and escalate to the project manager as appropriate;
• Manage production of appropriate project documentation;
• Apply agreed planning standards and ensure they are adopted and embedded across in the programme.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to internal staff as appropriate.
• Any other ad hoc duties as may be required and as are commensurate with the grade of the post

The Individual

The client is looking for a team player who has management skills to facilitate the ability to receive and extract information. You mus have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Skills and Qualifications

• Proficient in the use of MS Project and Microsoft Excel to maintain schedules.
• Demonstrate the process of the information coordination and presentation.
• Proven project planning experience within an engineering environment.

Salary and Package

Up to £32K per annum plus pension, 25 days holiday and statutory days and life insurance.