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Port Planner

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Description

We are looking for a Port Planner to join the Ports & Maritime team based in the UK.

As a Port Planner, you will work with some of the world’s leading port and maritime experts in the delivery of complex multi-cargo port masterplans, feasibility studies, operational audits and due diligence assignments, globally.

You will liaise and interact closely with our in-house maritime advisory, engineering and environmental teams to deliver comprehensive masterplan layouts, reports and business plans for both greenfield and brownfield developments for a variety of commodity sectors including containers and breakbulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk and marine facilities dedicated to the energy transition.

You will be trained in the use of our in-house proprietary master planning tool PRIME, to efficiently assess phased land use plans and associated CapEx and OpEx.

Your responsibilities will include…

  • Collaborate and align with client organisations to deliver projects and achieve client goals.
  • Coordinate and collaborate between disciplines and project stakeholders.
  • Deliver master planning and terminal planning projects in greenfield and brownfield environments.
  • Undertake port capacity studies, operational audits, and capacity analyses as part of due diligence and peer review assignments.
  • Drive digitalisation and innovation of port and terminal master planning through the use of PRIME and integration with broader digital delivery efforts.
  • Collaborate with Key Client Managers to identify and pursue leads, developing client relationships and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
  • Contribute to a positive safety culture within the team and project stakeholders.
  • Demonstrate commitment to collaboration, learning and mentorship of others.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

  • Possess strong analytical abilities
  • Have a BEng/ MEng in Civil Engineering or similar/related qualification.
  • Prior experience in planning container terminals, offshore wind ports and/or bulk facilities
  • Hold chartership status with a professional association or an advanced project, programme or portfolio management qualification, for example, ChPP (Association for Project Management (APM)), PMP (Project Management Institute (PMI)) or equivalent.
  • Extensive experience in a ports and maritime environment

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • port planning simulation tools
  • chartership status
  • advanced project management qualification

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/82934

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