Programme Lead - (Senior Planning Engineer)

Role Overview

Programme Lead - Senior Planning Engineer at HILL International. The role is responsible for developing, maintaining, monitoring, and reporting project schedules to ensure successful delivery of projects in accordance with approved timelines, budgets, and contractual requirements.

Role Purpose

Working within the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team, the role provides planning and scheduling expertise throughout all project phases, including design, procurement, construction, testing, and handover. The Senior Planning Engineer will analyze project performance, identify schedule risks and delays, evaluate recovery strategies, and provide management with accurate progress reporting and forecasting to support informed decision-making and successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities

Schedule Development and Management

• Lead preparation and management of construction and procurement schedules.
• Carry out studies into scheduling, resource and material flow as needed.
• Monitor and report on design performance against design programme and cost.
• Liaise with Engineer to allow Design Project and Design Programmes to be incorporated into the Project and Programme Master Programmes.

Contract and Planning Review

• Review contract documents and suggest changes for planning, cost and programming aspects.
• Recommend addition of new clauses if necessary.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Review schedule trends to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action to management.
• Develop draft Monitoring and Reporting System for management and Engineer review.
• Manage all programme control aspects for the Consultant for monthly reports to the Engineer.
• Manage resolution of variance reports relating to scheduling and cost reporting.
• Establish and deliver formal reporting arrangements on Project progress for the client and Project.

Advisory and Support

• Provide guidance and advice to the senior management team on planning issues.
• Assist in the consultant selection process for commercial and technical evaluation.
• Prepare risk assessment and mitigation plans.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised university in an appropriate field such as Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 20 years post-graduate experience as Project Controls lead for planning projects of deep tunnel and pumping station.
• Extensive experience of marine projects preferred.
• At least 12 years' experience working as part of a Project Management Consultants (PMC) organization or similar for delivering large multidisciplinary infrastructure programmes.
• Professionally qualified in PMP / MRICS or equivalent.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken.