Position – Planning Engineer
Type – Contract
Rate – Circa £50.00 per hour OR PAYE equivalent (DOE)
Duration – 12 Months +
Hours – Typically 38 hours per week
Determination – Inside IR35
Security – UK SC Security Clearance to be in place
Location – Devonport, Plymouth
Start Date – ASAP ?

Overall Department Direction;

Our client is seeking to appoint a Planning Engineer within the Facilities Engineering Programme Management Office (PMO).

The PMO comprises a team of 30 Planning, Project Engineering and Business Support professionals, providing a planning and project controls service to the Facilities Engineering design team.

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your career and assist in the delivery of Defence design and safety engineering projects.

Your role will be permanent and will provide an interface between the internal customer and design / safety engineering teams.

The department offers a friendly, flexible working environment, with opportunities for development and progression within the Company.

Main Purpose of Role;

As a Planning Engineer you will develop detail within existing post initiation projects, collate accurate progress reporting and analysis, variances investigation and reporting, manage project baselines, change management and ad hoc project reporting.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Competences;  

Demonstrable knowledge of primavera P6 or other Project Management systems and in have a good working knowledge of windows based applications.

Able to communicate effectively with all levels of management. You will have a good knowledge of project controls and management principles.

It would be advantageous for you to have experience of facilities management in a regulated environment.

Qualifications;

Minimum BTEC in an engineering discipline or relevant experience.