Project Planning Engineer

The Planning Engineer is a member of Global Engineering and Real Estate’s Capital Projects (Project Services) function. The role involves providing support to one or more projects along with contributing to business process management in the planning and scheduling discipline. Reports to Global Planning Lead.

Typical Accountabilities

• Lead and/or support the development of project schedules for a given project or set of projects, implementing an integrated approach with others as appropriate.
• Develop conceptual schedules using minimal information typically available at early development stages. Develop detailed schedules when not prepared by others, including supporting basis of schedule document(s).
• Conduct interactive planning sessions with project teams and other stakeholders as necessary.
• When requested, provide input to the review and analysis of RFP (tender invitations) and bids from design and/or construction firms and other key vendors.
• Implement schedule control and progress measurement systems, utilising third-party systems wherever appropriate. Review third-party forecasts to confirm they reflect current project trends and performance levels. Resource-load the schedule(s) where appropriate.
• Ensure schedule risk analysis and management is appropriately implemented along with schedule reserve management processes. Facilitate risk identification and evaluation sessions where appropriate vs. use of external resources.
• Coordinate with estimating and cost control resources to ensure alignment between cost estimate / forecast and schedule. Equally, ensure schedules reflect project execution plan and procurement strategies.
• Ensure planning and scheduling deliverables from third parties are of the right quality and align with AstraZeneca expectations.
• Provide monthly schedule performance data to support progress reporting, escalation of issues etc.
• Perform technical schedule analysis for own project schedules. Ensure project schedules meet expected corporate requirements.
• Take responsibility for the quality of schedule-related content within any project gate-review documentation.
• Support the delivery of training to key stakeholders in good practices related to planning and scheduling.
• Support completion of project data capture forms to ensure timely capture of data for future use.
• Actively support key parts of Project Services Operating Model including procedures, tools and templates.
• Support special projects and initiatives to support the organisation, as assigned.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Engineering, construction management or equivalent degree.
• Appropriate experience in project control, planning and/or construction management, with a thorough knowledge of CPM planning fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience in at least one of the major scheduling software including Primavera P6, Microsoft Project etc.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills. Able to work effectively with multiple project and management teams.
• Proven team player, willing to consider and accept other views and concepts in reaching critical decisions.
• Global projects experience.
• Able to perform work as required on project sites or at contractor office locations.
• Demonstrated record of delivering services for relevant project sizes and complexities.

Desirable

• Bio-pharmaceutical experience & knowledge.
• Hands-on experience of quantitative risk analysis.
• Understanding of cost control and estimating practices.

Depending on your experience and capabilities this could be either an D or an E level role

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