Rail P6 Project Planner (Contract or Permanent)

Remote-working

We are currently dealing with a Rail Engineering consultancy who are looking to expand the team by recruiting a Contract P6 Project Planner with their main office being based in Henley-in-Arden but offering full remote working within their Agility Framework and Hybrid Work Policy. As Rail Project Planner you will be responsible for carrying out project planning and control activities on designated projects and overall business requirements. You will be a key member of the project team and support project managers in the successful planning and control of project delivery. As Rail P6 Project Planer you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the rail project framework (Guide to Railway Investment Projects) GRIP 3-8 (or equivalent). The primary responsibility will be to support all aspects of project planning and to represent the companys vision and values with clients, sub-contractors, and other business contacts.

 
As Rail P6 Senior Project Planner your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Reporting to the Head of Projects to assist in meeting and exceeding project delivery programme objectives on a variety of turnkey rail control projects
• Attend internal and external project meetings as required.
• Develop and maintain plans in accordance with company project management and planning procedures and processes.
• Work closely with project, commercial and finance managers, and members of the wider project team to ensure project schedules are accurately developed, maintained, resource and cost loaded.
• Work closely with site and possession planners to ensure cohesion between these different activities and the main project schedule.
• Work closely with the Bidding team to ensure tender plans are developed through the mobilisation process into contract plans
• Build and maintain close working relationships with client representatives and work collaboratively to find the most efficient and effective planning and controls solutions.
• Perform critical path analysis and advise of possible actions and areas of concern.
• Ensure that the periodic project reporting requirements are met for both internal and client through the provision of key project metrics such as key performance indicators, earned value, schedule delay and critical path analysis reports as required.
• Perform analysis and scenario modelling for any potential project change and be able to provide risks, issues, cost, resource, and delay analysis.
• Promote and improve planning and controls within the organisation.  
• Assimilate and interpret information from tender documentation
• Compile reports and supporting information for programme input, delay, and quality submissions
• Take ownership of the programme(s) to drive programme delivery.
• Consolidate project schedules to evaluate overall business demand and support resource smoothing as required.
• Produce and chair programme planning meetings and/or workshops with clients, operational teams, and subcontractors (dependent on project requirements)
• Introduce and analyse change and support commercial team / PMs • Comply with business processes and systems

Job requirements:

• HND/HNC level qualifications or relative demonstrable experience.
• Minimum five years of experience in planning infrastructure projects in the rail industry
• Experience of working with project management both internally and in the client organisation.
• Primavera Planning expertise with knowledge and use of other planning tool such as MS Project
• Self-motivated with sound interpersonal and communication skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge and awareness of project management methodologies, e.g., APM
• Technical/Engineering background ideally with knowledge of the railway and the latest construction techniques
• Tender experience
• Ongoing competencies and knowledge of planning techniques
• Valid UK driving license
• Excellent communication, presentation, and correspondence skills to represent the company to clients in an appropriate professional manner
• Competent with Microsoft software products including Excel, Microsoft Project, Outlook and Word and reasonable skills with IT tools and the ability to adapt to a variety of client business process reporting tools
• Understanding of health & safety issues in respect of active rail projects

 

As mentioned, this position as Rail P6 Project Planner is open to both permanent or contract and is working within the companys Agility Framework and Hybrid Work Policy, meaning your main work bank will be conducted from home. If this position is of interest, dont hesitate to get in touch with Erin at Critical Project Resourcing.