Lead Planner

Stopford are recruiting for a Lead Planner to join the team to work with highly skilled professionals who are constantly striving to deliver excellence and best practice.

You will be based at our office in Knutsford with the opportunity for hybrid working. There may be occasional travel required to other offices and client offices. This is a full-time permanent position , and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

Stopfords business activities are at the forefront of the energy transition and together with our clients and partners, we are playing our part in tackling the biggest challenges of our time : Energy Security; Environmental Sustainability and Energy Affordability.

The Lead Planner role :

Reporting to the Lead Project Manager or Project Group Director, the Lead Planner shall be responsible for managing the project control resources required to deliver cross functional engineering projects. You will be responsible for supporting the project management team with progress reporting including schedule updates, forecast to complete costing, variance identification and opportunities for improvement.

Key Responsibilities of the Lead Planner include :

Management of the Planning team and also supporting cost engineering function including supporting and mentori...