Senior Project Planner

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The Opportunity 

Arup delivers some of the world’s most ambitious programmes in the energy, infrastructure and built environment sectors bringing Projects and Programmes (P&P) expertise to work alongside our multidisciplinary teams delivering projects from conception to construction. Our North team is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy, of which Projects & Programmes (P&P) is a key service offering.  Our growing Advisory service offering includes an increasingly diverse P&P capability comprising PMO, project controls, design integration, and strategic delivery advice to clients in the Energy, Water, Transport, Science and Industry sectors. 

With the continued expansion of our Advisory business, we are looking to grow our P&P team and are looking for an experienced individual who will be responsible for project schedule management across a wide and varied portfolio of projects.  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects including Water, Rail, Highways & Nuclear, delivering projects for major sector companies. The individual will be closely networked with Arup’s national P&P teams and will have access to a breadth and depth of specialist project planning expertise. As a senior project planner you will be connected with a wider discipline team of planners in the UK and have the opportunity to work on major projects across the UK.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas. You will have the opportunity do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve. 

Is this role right for you?

The successful individual will be supporting consulting and advisory services for public and private sector clients, with a particular focus on project planning and supporting with wider project management duties. This will include programme development & management, producing integrated master schedules and identifying critical paths for projects and work packages, ensuring potential delays to activities are identified and mitigated. You will provide our project managers with analysis of schedule delay impacts and mitigation strategies, project status reporting, change control throughout the project lifecycle and support on wider project management tasks to support our project teams. 

Other aspects of your role will be to establish programme baselines and monitoring monthly performance and variance analysis. You will also have opportunities to support on a range of business development activities, including preparation of tended submissions and strategy development. 

Requirements:

• Degree in an engineering, project management or other relevant subject and project controls management training or relevant qualification. 
• Established background in project planning/control management with the ability to manage schedules and progress reporting from discipline teams and/or sub-contractors.
• Chartered or working towards chartership from a recognised institution. 
• Knowledge of reporting progress and working with clients, understanding of design and/or development process for major projects. 
• Primavera P6 is required. 

Not ready to apply just yet or have some questions? Contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com - Please note, to ensure we remain GDPR compliant do not send your CV directly to us via this email.

What We Offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. 

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.  

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts. 

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.  

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup. 

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please contact Rachel Connolly at rachel.connolly@arup.com to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

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