Job Title – Project Planner (Works Delivery)

Location – Basingstoke ROC

Rates – £300 - £400 per day In Scope of IR35

About the role / project:

The Wessex Route’s Works Delivery business unit is a project management and delivery organisation with a diverse portfolio of projects covering track, signalling, electrification, geotechnical, and civil engineering disciplines.

The Works Delivery business unit has experienced large growth over the previous two years. Works Delivery has grown organically to meet the needs of its customers however the current size of its order book and its plans for future growth over the next seven years necessitates a more structured assurance and audit capability.

What you will do:

• To interact and become a key member of the project delivery team providing a quality service to support the effective delivery of the project.
• To interact and support the effective information sharing / collection with all the project stakeholders in an appropriate manner.
• Prepare a project work breakdown structure and plan / schedule which can deliver the project objectives and providing effective project performance measurement and reporting.
• To develop the appropriate quality plan / schedule in line with the project scheduling principles and processes.
• Monitor and progress the plan / schedule and make changes as required. Develop recovery schedules and contingency plans in order to meet changed objectives as necessary.
• Input the planning issues into the project’s critical issues risk log. Review planning risks and monitor whether the risk register is updated accordingly.
• Report actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes. Highlight key milestone and critical path issues to members of the team, provide an assessment of the impact of such issues and recommend solutions to correct the position.
• Monitor and audit contractor plans. Monitor contractor’s planning processes so that they comply with rail procedure requirements.
• Interrogate contractor’s statement of progress for schedule adherence and payment purposes.
• Identify key resource requirements and monitor that these are properly booked and availability is maintained

Your experience will include:

• Experience of project management scheduling tools & techniques
• Experience of using Primavera P6