Planner

Location: Huntingdon   

Contract: Permanent

Salary: dependent on experience and skills

At Anglian Water our values are that together, we will: Build trust, do the right thing, and we are always exploring.

Who are we?

Integrated Operational Solutions (I0S) Alliance – Part of the Anglian Water network, the IOS was set up in 2015 to concentrate on water recycling solutions and the clean water base. The maintenance and refurbishment of the key infrastructure is managed by our partners Barhale, Kier and Morrisons they ensure everything is maintained and improvements made where necessary to ensure the infrastructures longevity and effectiveness.   

What you will be doing as our Planner?  

Effective Planning is a cornerstone of successful Project Management. The project plan is the roadmap to us delivering the project on time. It allows us to: Identify the whole scope of the project and the resources required to deliver it, to understand and manage our key interfaces, identify, manage and mitigate risks, and to identify, exploit and maximise opportunities. The Planner is a key member of the integrated project delivery teams in the IOS Alliance. You will be working in an integrated project delivery team to collaboratively develop and maintain accurate and robust project plans. You will be working closely with all other members of the team including Construction, Commercial, and Engineering. You will take ownership of the project plan, drive the project team to deliver to the plan and challenge any delay and deviation.

You will have at least five years’ experience of working on large scale or significant value projects within the Civil engineering sector, preferably in the Water Industry. MS Project experience is essential.

Responsibilities:

• Collaboratively develop and maintain robust detailed project plans for the Delivery Team in accordance with IOS and AW requirements.

• Liaise with Delivery Teams to ensure consistency of key assumptions on methodology and outputs etc.

• Ensure project plans capture the full project scope.

• Attend site regularly to gather programme update information

• Ensure planning standards are maintained across IOS and published processes are adhered to.

• Take ownership of the integrity of your project plans and ensure they stand up to detailed scrutiny.

• Complete and comply with all operational site H&S requirements to ensure safe working practices.

Key Experiences/Skills & qualifications:

• Site based or engineering background would be preferable.

• Experience in one or more of civils, water, wastewater or M&E.

• Knowledge of current HSE requirements.

• Good communicator able to communicate detailed data to a non-data literate audience.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines and proritise workloads.

• Ability to adapt and challenge.

Inclusion is for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong. 

How to apply:  

If you think you have the skills, attributes and ability to join our team as a Planner then please apply today.

Closing Date: 11th November 2024

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