Junior Planner

Costain GroupPeterborough, EnglandOn-siteFull-timeJunior, 1–2 yearsListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

We are looking for a Junior Planner/Planning Scheduler to join our Cadent project in Peterborough

Cadent is the UK’s largest Gas Distribution Company owning and operating four of the eight UK Gas Distribution Networks across the East of England, London, North West and West Midlands; spanning over 131,000 kilometres of pipes.

Cadent transport gas safely and reliably to 11 million homes across their networks and operate the Gas Emergency Helpline for the whole of the UK. Costain is appointed as the Construction Management Organisation to manage the planning and delivery of the annual network investment programme for the East of England Network.

- Proven experience of Primavera (P6), Excel or MSP (desirable)
- Proficient in the interpretation of estimating, scheduling, programming, and risk tools
- Relevant experience in project controls and/or project delivery
- Excellent personal discipline, planning and organisational skills
- Experience in a similar role
- Strong Time keeping
- Problem-solving mindset, with an ability to resolve challenging situations diplomatically.
- Flexibility to monitor multiple roles at a time, able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Experienced in the use of Streetwork permitting system - StreetManager
- Good knowledge of the New Roads and Streetworks (NRSWA) and Traffic Management Act (TMA)
- IT literate, comfortable using MS Office and customer management systems.
- Proactive work ethic and comfortable in challenging the team in order to implement savings to the programme and explore and propose mitigations
- Minimum GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
- Knowledge of Streetworks and Streetworks systems such as Street Manager