Programme Planning Manager in London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom |
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We are currently looking for a Programme Planning Manager to work within the heart of the UK’s largest rail infrastructure project Crossrail.
As the Programme Planning Manager you’ll support the Employer in the co-ordination of the entire Delivery Controls Schedule (DCS) working closely with Sub Programmes / Sectors and Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) to facilitate and ensure collaboration to deliver a unified and integrated project.
The day to day:
- Manage and direct the DCS Planner (Reporting & Performance) in the co-ordination, administration and production of planning and schedule progress.
- Manage and direct the Sector Planning Leads in the co-ordination, administration and production of planning and schedule progress.
- Develop and maintain an accurate Crossrail Programme Delivery Control Schedule (DCS).
- Facilitate a collaborative process that promotes engagement and ownership of the DCS throughout the Crossrail organisation.
- Monitor the quality and validity of the component Crossrail schedules to facilitate their integration into the overall Delivery Control Schedule and facilitate and manage the logic interfaces between the component PDT schedules associated with the DCS schedule.
- Provide guidance around DCS development and ongoing maintenance, in accordance with Crossrail planning and scheduling processes and procedures.
- Support processes to provide timely and regular transfer of accurate and coherent schedule information into the DCS schedule.
- Provide planning and project management support to the Crossrail Programme as directed by the Head of Planning and provide such additional support to the Head of Planning as may be from time to time required.
- Identify and communicate specific schedule issues to the relevant Sub Programme / Area and PDT as may be required.
About You:
- Educated to at least degree level, or equivalent training and experience.
- Experience of working on schedule development and reporting on a major infrastructure programme.
- Experience of schedule development in Primavera Project Manager P6.
- Experience in the use of computer software products (including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Additional Notes from the manager:
- Excellent knowledge of Railway Planning (emphasis on final commissioning, assurance and handover)
- Excellent knowledge of P6 programming
- Self-driven and ability to work with minimal supervision
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to view overall strategy behind individual plans (the proverbial Big Picture)
- Ability to identify areas of weakness 7 opportunity in a programme
- Ability to communicate with all levels of hierarchy
Rate: Negotiable (role falls inside IR35 and so any successful candidate will have to operate via an umbrella solution)
Duration: 4+ Months
Location: Initially working from home, but there after Endeavour Square or Westferry Circus
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