Senior PMO Planner
What do you get if you cross an award winning, innovative, water company and over 300 dedicated team members? Our Capital Delivery team of course!
Our ambitious and innovative projects (all 5000+ of them) help to combat the challenges of waste and water infrastructure, flooding and water quality. Be a part of something bringing benefits to our communities, health outcomes and environment.
It could be the biggest challenge of your career. If you want to do more because you care, we’d love to talk to you.
Sitting withing the PMO function of our Capital Delivery function, we are looking for a Senior Planner to organise, develop, manage and report on project plans and schedules on behalf of the programme delivery teams.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
Reporting to the PMO Planning and Commitments Manager, the Senior planner will form a crucial part of the PMO planning team. You will work closely with design and delivery staff, consultants, and contractors to ensure all in house and third-party schedules and programmes comply with the PMO planning policies and procedures.
You will ensure your team has all the tools required to deliver excellent service to the business, as well as providing planning support on a number of projects yourself. You will monitor, update and progress the schedules at regular intervals, as well as carrying out quality checks of schedules for planners in your team, and a review with fellow Senior Planners on any emerging themes to share insights with the delivery teams.
You will develop recovery schedules and contingency plans and report actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes. You will carry out detailed analysis of the project critical path and identify and report activities that could hinder the timely delivery of the capital programme.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
Ideally qualified to degree level and holding a formal project management qualification, you will be an experienced project planner looking to work in an innovative and challenging environment. You will have good level of experience working on NEC contracts, and significant experience in the successful scheduling or project and programme plans. You will have an expert working knowledge of planning software’s such as Primavera P6, OPC and Microsoft Project.
You should have a strong working knowledge of project and contract management and good financial and commercial awareness. You will thrive off working in a busy, fast paced programme environment, with excellent internal and external stakeholder management skills.
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?
We do more, because we care.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:
- Salary starting from £50,000
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 additional days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 depending on company performance)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two volunteering days per year
WHAT’S NEXT
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at mycareer@severntrent.co.uk.
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