Project Planner - Water Sector

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Our continued success in delivering for many of the UK’s leading utility providers and major infrastructure developers is bringing significant growth across our team. If you care about your community and want to be involved in delivering improvements to the environment and infrastructure, then we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Planner to join our Major Projects Delivery team.

We are currently seeking a Project Planner with experience of Primavera P6 to join us. This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of projects, across various technical disciplines, with a primary focus on projects within the water sector. The role can be based in any Stantec UK office, with hybrid working allowing for a mix of in-office and home working.

As a Project Planner, you will be involved in developing new projects for the delivery of pre-construction, design and delivery. You will develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6; tracking project progress, identifying potential delays, and proactively implementing corrective actions. You will use your experience to identify and mitigate risks affecting the project schedule.

You will join a growing and collaborative team, working in partnership with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure that projects are delivered to schedule and budget.

Stantec have ambitious growth plans and as a result there should be lots of great development opportunities across our business - within the Water sector and beyond.

About You

You will have a track record of managing complex projects and programmes using Primavera P6, and will ideally have prior experience or an understanding of the UK water industry. You will be happy working collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders and have the capability to share your knowledge and mentor less experienced colleagues. You will also be able to demonstrate:

• Experience working on complex programmes using Primavera P6
• Demonstrable experience managing change in P6 in accordance with the contract and client requirements
• Solid basic understanding of design and construction sequencing
• Familiarity with NEC 3 and NEC 4 contracts

Our Team

As a member of our Major Projects team, you will be joining a community of people that are passionate about providing a quality service to our clients and the customers they serve. Our roles can vary between clients, and as such we are looking for people that can:

• Adapt to the challenge of working in different environments.
• Be proactive in providing project planning solutions.
• Work within collaborative teams to deliver outstanding results.

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact careers.UK&[e-mail] and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

ReqID: 6961