Job Title: Project Planner (HVDC)
Contract: Inside IR35
Location: Staffordshire, UK (100% Onsite)
Contract Duration: 12 months+
Rate: GBP £34-39 per hour
Working Hours: Monday – Friday
Job Description:
We are currently seeking a highly skilled Project Planner with a background in Electrical Engineering and experience in HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) to join our team in Staffordshire. This is a contract role that requires the candidate to work 100% onsite. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving the project schedule, managing risks, and ensuring timely project completion.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and maintain the single project schedule, representing the entire project by integrating inputs from all functions, units, and third parties.
* Ensure proper linkages in the schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties.
* Challenge the project team to ensure schedule risk is managed and aligned with historical performance while maintaining a competitive offering.
* Ensure functional owners sign off on their commitments and are held accountable for their deadlines.
* Collaborate with the overall project planning team to align the schedule with the overall project timeline.
* Maintain the schedule throughout the project lifecycle, obtaining inputs from all project contributors.
* Facilitate regular status reviews with the project team to assess schedule status and ope...