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Jacobs Strategic Planners/Scheduling 
United Kingdom, England, London 
411760780

17.08.2024
Your impact

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.


About the Opportunity

  • Develop and maintain the Basis of Schedule and all levels of schedule required to manage the project scope, including what-if schedules for scenario optimisation options and schedules for risk analysis.
  • Develop and implement the planning and schedule management processes, systems, tools and templates and deploy to all relevant project team members including consultants, suppliers and main works contractors as required.
  • Monitor and track delivery performance, productivity, interdependencies, interfaces and predict outcomes for each element of the WBS with the wider project team and accountable project managers using relevant analytics tools, EVM, critical path, scenario analyses, buffer and critical chain management.
  • Produce narrative reports and data for analytic dashboards and visual management tools as required to manage the planning and scheduling function and the programme.
Here's what you'll need
  • A track record of implementing planning and schedule management and governance on complex infrastructure projects.
  • Demonstrable evidence of deploying planning and scheduling processes, systems, tools & techniques and collaborative planning facilitation.
  • Experienced in developing, maintaining, and analysing cost and resource loaded programmes.
  • Proficient user of a range of planning (Primavera P6, MS Project) and risk software (Acumen Fuse, Safran Risk).
  • Demonstrable experience of successfully working in a matrix model and integrated team on major infrastructure projects using NEC form of contracts and relevant legislation.

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