Site Planning Engineer in Middlesbrough

Our Client is currently in search for a Site Planning Engineer on an Initial 12 Month contract outside IR35 to be based in Middlesbrough, Teesside.

Location: Teesside – Middlesbrough

Contract: 12 Months – Minimum of 2 years of work

IR35 status: Outside IR35

Rate: negotiable dependant on experience

Hours: 40-50 hours per week on site, potential hybrid 1-2 days from home

Requirements: previous experience working on site construction, onshore Projects

Your mission: Responsible for developing, monitoring and reporting the FEED schedule and for developing the EPC schedule.

Main Accountabilities:

• Develop the Management Schedule, schedule basis and assumptions document, Detailed Schedules, Critical Path Networks, 90-day front-end and look-ahead schedules and exception reports.
• Prepare and present project information to appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure that scheduling control and progress reporting procedures are followed.
• Work closely with the project Cost Engineer to ensure cost phasing and forecasting aligns with the current control schedule.
• Identify all major events/milestones and critical interfaces.
• Support interface management for integrating scopes and stakeholders external to the project.
• Provide the necessary ad hoc schedules to ensure the development of proper estimates and studies within a project stage.
• Participate in the development and implementation of progress measurement and reporting system, including WBS roll-up levels, weightings and reporting.
• Prepare work breakdown structures, manpower histograms and S-curves.
• Review critical activity lists and proposed corrective actions.
• Update / produce weekly/monthly progress reports and dashboards.
• Review planned versus actual resource levels and highlight areas of concern.
• Review Monthly Project Reports on physical progress and financial status for completeness and accuracy.
• Assist with the preparation of Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA).
• Provide schedule input to and implement schedule elements of the change management procedure for proposed changes in the work and check that any approved changes are incorporated into the affected and relevant schedule documentation.
• Check that Construction Planning is consistent with commissioning requirements and, for example, that any systems that are required early are available in a timely manner.
• Act as primary interface with Operations Organization Activity Planning group at the detailed-planning level for Brownfield or interface scope.
• Attend coordination meetings, both within the Project Team and with Contractors.

Typical background and experience required:

• Graduate engineer or equivalent qualification.
• Experience of engineering design service contracts.
• Advanced user of Primavera Project Management software.
• Experience in performing, monitoring and reviewing planning and scheduling functions including; schedule development, control and analysis in the field and the home office.
• Extensive experience in both greenfield and brownfield industrial or engineering projects.
• Good level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes for FEED and EPC projects.
• Experience with Risk Modelling packages.
• Computer proficiency.

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates. We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for a Site Planning Engineer looking for new employment. As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.