Assistant Planning Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.  We are interested in hearing from candidates with experience working on TfL projects.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey:  

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - for our people to excel

You'll be responsible for:

• Develop an awareness of the overall project lifecycle in line with Mace way (control centre) from design through to handover
• Developing  an understanding of current planning/schedule management methodologies
• Building an understanding of the common tool sets used
• Good attention to detail
• Working within multidisciplinary teams as directed by the manager to contribute towards creating plans, analysing trends using numerical and statistical techniques.
• Understanding overall project process in line with Mace way (control centre) from design through to handover;
• Awareness of current methodologies & tools to manage/analyse develop planning / schedule information related to projects (e.g. MS Excel, PRA, MS Project, Primavera P6; Acumen Fuse);
• Introductory & increasing level of competency of core planning/schedule management related applications
• Good attention to detail & able to validate, draft (as required) & check  planning/schedule  reports produced.

You'll need to have:

• You will have exposure of working as a Primavera P6 project planner on large scale construction/civils/infrastructure projects ideally for a tier 1 contractor or a client side consultancy.
• You will have a construction related degree (civil/structural engineering, or construction/project management or equivalent).
• You are digitally savvy, can build lasting client relationships and lead strong, motivated teams.
• You have experience of working on large projects/programmes.
• You will have a construction or project management background and be hungry to grow your career and enjoy the opportunities Mace have to offer.
• Working in a large portfolio of projects
• Mentoring and upskilling of inexperienced planners
• Implementation of planning principles within the project management community
• Working with large range of stakeholders
• Planning of complicated infrastructure projects and summarisation of these into portfolio level schedules
• Experienced P6 user (P6 pro)
• Familiarisation with P6 EPPM (Web) – for config management – see below
• Management of large data sets into simple reporting formats, through coding and layout manipulation
• Baseline control and config
• Schedule import and export

You'll also have:

• NEC construction/civils/infrastructure – rail stations, retail, living accommodation, offices, workshops, sports facilities, associated infrastructure
• Familiarisation with other planning software – Microsoft Project, Asta Power Project
• Schedule risk analysis (QSRA)
• P6 configuration management – user access, OBS creation and management, user profiles, OBS assignation
• Set up and use of resources – future project not yet required
• Use of P6 for EVM – future project not yet required.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.  

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