Planner
ScotlandOn-site
AI Summary
Develops, maintains, and monitors project programmes for infrastructure and utility projects, collaborating with project managers and engineers to ensure delivery stays on track.
About this role
Location: Scotland | Contract Type: Permanent | Working Pattern: Full-Time | Office Based
Pay / Benefits: Remuneration for this role is benchmarked competitively within our sector.
The Opportunity
The Opportunity
OCU is delivering major infrastructure and utility projects that play a critical role in supporting the UK's energy transition and future network requirements. As a Planner, you'll be responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring project programmes that help drive successful delivery across the project lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing project controls function where you'll work closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, and operational teams to ensure projects remain on track, risks are proactively managed, and key milestones are achieved. If you enjoy problem-solving, analysing project data, and influencing successful project outcomes, we'd like to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed project programmes from project inception through to completion.
- Collaborate with project teams to understand project requirements, constraints, and delivery objectives.
- Produce and update project schedules using planning software and project control tools.
- Conduct programme analysis to identify critical activities, risks, and potential delivery challenges.
- Monitor project progress against baseline programmes and recommend corrective actions where required.
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and planning updates for project teams and stakeholders.
- Coordinate planning activities with internal teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
- Support resource planning and utilisation to maximise efficiency across project delivery activities.
- Assist with risk assessments, programme recovery plans, and contingency planning.
- Promote best practice planning processes and support continuous improvement across project delivery teams.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
- Previous experience as a Planner within construction, infrastructure, engineering, utilities, or a similar project-led environment.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar planning software.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project data and programme performance.
- Good understanding of project planning methodologies, scheduling techniques, and project controls.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable
- Degree qualified in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Bonus if you have experience working within utilities, power, energy, or infrastructure projects.
- It would be great if you have knowledge of NEC contracts and project change management processes.
- It would be great if you've supported multidiscipline project teams delivering complex construction programmes.
- Project management qualifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or equivalent would be advantageous.
Benefits
At OCU, we believe that meaningful work should come with meaningful support. That's the principle behind Careers with Purpose, our commitment to ensuring every person at OCU feels supported, developed, and valued, not just in their role today, but throughout their career with us.
Alongside the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects, we offer a benefits package that we are continuing to develop as we grow, and the kind of career acceleration that only comes from being inside a business moving at this pace.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
As a rapidly growing organisation, there are genuine opportunities to progress, broaden your experience, and build a long-term career within OCU Group.
For a confidential conversation about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Bryden at [email protected].
Our vacancies are typically advertised for two weeks; however, we reserve the right to close applications early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable candidates. We therefore encourage early applications.
Skills
Change ManagementExcelMicrosoft ProjectNEC ContractsPrimavera P6Programme AnalysisProject SchedulingRisk Assessment
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