WRS are looking for a high calibre Lead Planner to work for a huge offshore & installation company in Kingston Upon Thames (Greater London) 
This would be contract role 
Outside IR35 

Right to work in the UK needed 

Needed Experience : Offshore project experience, past experience of EPCI project and offshore vessel planning. 

Overview: 

• Establish and manage effectively a planning and progress control system to support the Project Manager’s decision making process and allow them to complete the project according to internal baselines and in compliance with the contractual dates and requirements
• Ensure any deviation from the plan is promptly spotted and analysed, final time impact is estimated, and the effect of corrective actions taken is monitored
• Create a schedule awareness atmosphere among all project participants

Responsibilities for the Job:

• Ensure the development of the Project Schedule according to contractual requirements and internal standards, verifying its feasibility and highlighting any criticalities
• Implement the Planning and Progress Control System required by the contract and in compliance with internal standards
• Interface and coordinate with Discipline Leaders, Supervisors, and Managers to build up activities, assign milestones, identify project constraints and devise the activity network
• Prepare all the reference baseline documents, and ensure that the Project’s planning and scheduling requirements are properly and clearly communicated to those functionally responsible for executing the work
• Perform schedule risk analysis
• Participate in risk management activities
• Ensure the effectiveness of the Planning and Progress Control System, monitoring the progress measurement system and ensuring the proper information flow, progress status and completion forecast are assessed and reported throughout the Project Lifecycle (EPCI)
• Update all Project Schedules, collecting actual data, evaluating forecast dates and monitoring any progress and productivity deviation compared with the baseline schedule, including the corrective actions taken by the PM
• Maintain records for all significant events, like contractual claims/obligations, productivity, deliverables, materials status, with extensive use of Company/Partner/Client IT systems and reports
• Create and maintain the 90 days look-ahead schedule, weekly schedule, and monthly schedule. Isolate any adverse trends and warn the PM on time to take corrective actions