Planning Engineer/Senior Planning Engineer
Newcastle or Manchester
A snapshot of your day
In the area of project scheduling at Siemens Energy Transmission, there is basically no day that is the same as the next. Considering your duties as an integral part of the project management team, you will face new challenges every day across all project phases.
Regardless of whether you find your use in an offer project or in the execution of future-oriented electricity transmission projects, you are an active part of the energy transition. You are part of a sustainable power supply strategy, which is to be further implemented in the coming years with many projects.
As part of your tasks, you will help to plan and implement the project's goals in teamwork and with foresight, to give the project a compass to overcome any challenges that may arise in the best possible way. As part of your work, you help design the prerequisites to secure the energy supply of the future.
How You'll Make an Impact
* Perform scheduling during the bid or settlement phase for complex turnkey power transmission projects,
* Build, customize and update a settlement schedule with more than 4000 activities (Primavera P6 scheduling software),
* Plan and coordinate contract schedules with project management, engineering team, construction management or subcontractors throughout the execution phase,
* Regularly updating the schedule taking into account established project management methods and project reporting (critical path analysis, milestone trend analysis, earned value management, deviation analysis)
* Detection of deviations and development of appropriate countermeasures.
What You Bring
* Completed studies with a technical background or technical training with corresponding many years of professional experience
* Many years of professional experience with excellent knowledge of the methods of scheduling, resource and project planning and controlling, critical path analysis, network engineering
* Many years of professional experience in engineering, manufacturing, installation and commissioning interfaces
* PRIMAVERA Enterprise, P6 / MS Project experience
* Experience in EPC projects, ideally in the field of power transmission
* Experience through construction site assignments
* Intercultural experience
* Right to work in the UK
About the Team
The Project Entity team is responsible for extraordinary execution and the successful delivery of complex projects across all Business Areas within Siemens Energy. We create and make use of synergies and high qualified competences across all Business Areas to deliver projects as One Siemens Energy. With a strong focus on digitalization and productivity we deliver projects on time and in budget while driving project excellence standards, best practices and lessons learned across the organization.
Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Rewards/Benefits
* In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
* We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
* We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
* The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
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