Senior Project Planner
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
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About The Opportunity
*This role can be based in anywhere in the UK*
Jacobs E&P has an enviable reputation in Transmission & Distribution (T&D), New Energy & Advisory (NE&A) and Generation. The T&D infrastructure consultancy sector includes a portfolio of high-profile projects with clients that include National Grid and Morrisons Energy, national and regional contractors. Our NE&A team provides a comprehensive consultancy and engineering services, from business case and project development, preliminary appraisal and feasibility studies through to detailed design, implementation and operational management advice. Our highly respected Generation team are active across the UK & Ireland, which includes Gas, Electric, Hydro clients. Jacobs are looking for Project Planners who will lead and manage programme schedules in technical consultancy services to major clients in the E&P sector delivering a range of multi-disciplinary projects.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Project Planner within our E&P business you will undertake a key role in delivering our clients requirements
- Developing, implementing and maintaining schedules, communications across all ranges and levels of personnel, demonstrating the ability to work to tight deadline, prioritising tasks combined with being a team player.
- Fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement, demonstrating adaptability and commitment to supporting others across the team in delivering a high-quality service.
- Showing leadership of a team of diverse individuals, actively encouraging new ways of thinking to provide an agile delivery environment.
- Understanding your clients’ requirements and the impacts of the success factors of the project, developing a schedule and delivery plan to ensure success.
- You will play a critical role in the delivery and support of your Project Manager, delivering a safe working culture within project teams.
- Maintaining relationships with your client, your team and the Jacobs organization.
- Communicating progress, potential issues and risks to inform and proposed mitigation to your client and internally.
Here's what you'll need
You will have proven planning experience gained across a range of projects. With a sound understanding of project schedule principles and application, you will have the ability to
- Developing, implementing, and maintaining effective schedules with ability to identify potential project schedule delays and mitigations
- Proven ability to engage with, influence, and manage communications at an operational level with the project team and both internal and external stakeholders.
- Report the schedule status of projects in accordance with company methods
- Work as part of a team to ensure project delivery to the cost, time and quality objectives of the Client and the Jacobs organisation.
- Operate within various forms of contract
- Operate reporting tools and systems to allow for clear reporting
- Have knowledge of NEC forms of contract
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid and flexible working hours and patterns to suit you and our business.
Our Culture
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role
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Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
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