Planning Engineer - #143020

Affinity Water are looking to recruit a Planning Engineer. The role will allow you to build, manage and communicate the schedule and drive the programme discussions with various stakeholders. You will play an extensive role in managing the successful delivery of large-scale investment programmes and its deliverables to time, cost, benefits, and risks through clear communication. It is a perfect opportunity for a project professional who is highly skilled in planning software alongside understanding of the projects/programmes lifecycle and is looking to take on more responsibilities/ unique responsibilities, and to play a crucial role in our Investment Programme Management (IPM) team.

The IPM team is responsible for managing Affinity Water’s Capex investment portfolio, as set out in our regulatory Business Plan and statutory Water Resources Management Plan. The IPM team provides the necessary management information to support the Investment Committee and wider business in making decisions about the investment portfolio to optimise the balance between cost, risk and performance. They evaluate whether the company’s current and future asset investment plans are optimised by considering performance commitments, spend forecasts and programme critical paths to ensure effective prioritisation across the AMP. Our Cost Intelligence Strategy model focuses on costs understanding throughout our project life cycles for risk assessment, benchmarking, portfolio optimisation, value management, benefits realisation and to facilitate estimating by others.

Principal accountabilitie

s
• Produce high level and 1, 3, 6 months look ahead from P6 for reportin

g.• Regularly monitor and communicate any possible project issues that could delay the schedul

e.• Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams and other project Stakeholders, both internal and externa

l.• Offer hands-on Planning and P6 advice when needed to Project and Programme managers in building schedules for all AMP8 project

s.• Support the long-term success of Planning performance and the overall contribution to the broader company goal

s.• Reviews and captures productivity to measure progres

s.• Ensures Health and Safety through programme integratio

n.• Ensure the specific projects programme is developed and regularly updated throughout the lifecycle of the project using P6 and other softwar

e.• Ensure constructability and planning reviews are carried out in timely manne

r.• Ensure programme change is managed effectively on the project and follow company quality management processes for the governance management of chang

e.• Monitoring and pro-actively managing all project programmes when neede

d.• Support the preparation of presentation materials for the performance updates with particular focus on Investment Programme schedule

s.• Liaise with the different stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle to ensure adherence to the stage gates processe

s.• Support your project team and provide an environment to share knowledge and experienc

e.
Experience requir

• ed
  Experience in implementation of planning principles within the project management commun
• ity.Working knowledge of Primavera P6. (Advanced Level) and Excel use (Advanced Lev
• el).Previous experience in Cost, Planning and Risk management environme
• nts.Ideally Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or be willing to work towards an appropriate professional body membership or equival
• ent.Experience of working on large projects/program
• mes.Have experience working in construction or project management background within utility sec
• tor.Experience of working with large range of stakehold
• ers.Experience in management of large data sets into simple reporting form

ats.
Ben

• efitsSalary £55,000 - 60,000 per annum - dependant on exper
• ienceHybrid role, with the expectations of a minimum two days a week in the office in Hat
• fieldAnnual leave from 26 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra
• days.A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to
• them.A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at
• 12%)We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers L
• eave.Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their
• best.Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental he
• alth.Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks sc
• heme.Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the commu
• nity.Life Assur
• ance.Disability Conf

identIf you need any reasonable adjustments and would like to apply in a different format, please do let us

know.
If you need any reasonable adjustments and would like to apply in a different format, please do let us

know.Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can t

hrive.You can find out what it’s like to work at Affinity Water through our career site https://www.affinitywatercareers.co.uk/ where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company cu