Dply Limited is seeking an experienced Senior P6 Planner for our client based in Chippenham, North Wiltshire. This is a contact role and falls outside IR35 and will be for a duration of approximately 5 months, and will be working within the Rail division of the business. Our client is a leading global engineering and technology services company and has been active throughout the United Kingdom for over 170 years with 12 manufacturing sites and more than 25 major offices, which hold over 3500 employees. Their offering includes products, systems and solutions for intelligent traffic management, rail-bound transportation and energy-efficient buildings. The rail division is a leader in providing state-of-the-art software-based Signalling, communication and control systems that enable the operation of trains in mainline and mass transit systems across the UK. About the role: Provide planning and controls leadership for the projects under your control. As a key member of the tender/project teams, you will ensure that all procedures and tools are utilised consistently to ensure planning and reporting requirements are met at both tender, project and overall contract level. Reporting to the Lead Planning Manager, you will be a key member of the wider planning & controls team and actively participate in continuous improvement and best practice initiatives. You will be responsible for the quality of your project plans and support the wider business planning requirements of the organisation through proper resourcing of plans. You will work within the framework of NEC 4 and other types of industry-specific contracts. Responsibilities • Responsibility for all scheduled planning and associated controls • Manage the inter-project and external programme interfaces • Reporting on the status of interfaces and recommended mitigations where required • Ensure that all project plans are developed and maintained in accordance with the tender/contract requirements • Work closely with the engineering, project, commercial and finance managers • Work closely with the central Bids & Tendering team to ensure tender plans are developed through the mobilisation process into contract plans. • Work closely with site and possession planners to ensure cohesion between these different activities and the main project schedule as required • Build and maintain close working relationships with client representatives • Perform critical path analysis and advise of possible actions/areas of concern • Ensure that the periodic reporting requirements are met for both internal and client through the provision of KPI, EV, schedule delay, and critical path analysis reports • Perform analysis and scenario modelling for any potential project change and be able to provide risks, issues, cost, resource, and delay analysis. • Support the wider planning community through attendance of the Planning & Controls forum and through the ownership and active participation in continuous improvement activities. Essential Requirements: • Degree/HND/HNC level qualifications or relative demonstrable experience. • Experience working as a part of a planning team to deliver major infrastructure projects • Experience in integration planning • Technical planning expert to advanced Oracle Primavera level with knowledge and use of other planning tools such as MS Project, FUSE and PRA • Practiced analytical and problem-solving skills • NEC Contract knowledge and experience