Rail Baltica - Senior P6 Planning Engineer, Latvia

Ewi, the market leading infrastructure recruitment specialist is very proud to be partnering with Rail Baltica to provide staffing support for the 670km High speed passenger and freight line linking Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (and indirectly Finland) to the European network via Poland.

Opportunity:

As part of the organisation Rail Baltica are requiring an experience Senior Planning Engineer to provide the Project Planning and Technical team with the expertise to deliver the project in the most effective manner and with solid scheduling updates and KPIs status.

The Senior Planning Engineer shall develop an acceptable delivery strategy to execute a project in an effective manner through the review of project scope and objectives. During delivery 1) Review or define activities, durations, and relationship logic to implement the project delivery strategy, and 2) Monitor, update, and communicate the schedule to reflect current status and the impact of project changes and variations.

Responsibilities:

As the Senior Planning Engineer the successful individual shall be responsible for using P6 to setup and managing the Master Schedule as well perform other duties including:

• Develop and Implement acceptable planning and scheduling techniques and methods.
• Develop and Integrate a robust Work, Cost and Organisational Breakdown Structure and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, in accordance with templates and company procedures.
• Development, review and analysis of cost-loaded project schedules, CPM software implementation, earned value, time impact and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates.
• Monitor and update accurate schedule progress toward achieving the desired project completion date and inform of changes to schedule outcome.
• Maintain records of scope changes, trends, and variances that potentially affect schedule performance.
• Organise and Participate in weekly Project Reviews, Planning and Performance meetings.
• Assist with the preparation or review of project claims (time and cost related).
• Develop of phasing presentations, 4D Planning and/or Time Location charts, and other visual techniques to communicate project phasing, constraints and opportunities to all stakeholders.
• Adherence to FIDIC contract processes for management of schedule data and submissions.
• Develop and Maintain quantities take off and general documents index.
• Direct support and interface with Cost Estimating team with productivities and quantities assessment, and any other required task.
• Liaise and work together with Technical, BIM and Financial teams and external stakeholders.
• Engage in external Project Planning and Scheduling interest groups, seminars etc., to promote RB Rail AS Planning and Control capability and harvest best practice.
• To provide full support for RB Rail AS Project Managers and Implementing Bodies during design and construction period, in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Key requirements for the role:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering, Road Engineering or Railway Engineering is required.
• 6+ years' experience in Planning, Scheduling, or Control in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) of Linear Infrastructure Projects (railways, roads, gas pipelines, etc.).
• Competency with CPM scheduling software (Oracle Primavera P6, Ms Project, Safran Planner or similar).
• Experience in the use of earned value management would be beneficial
• Competency in Linear Planning (Time Location tools), 4D Construction Planning, BIM and Project Control.
• Strong awareness of the level of interaction required with the project team function to support the successful delivery of projects.
• The ability to reconcile time and cost information.
• Knowledge and practical application FIDIC or NEC form of contracts.
• Proficient in the MS Office 365 and willing to explore and develop skills in Power BI dashboards.
• Resilient to coping with conflicting demands, able to prioritize duties and work under pressure.
• Good organisational skills, including the ability to organise the work of a team to meet agreed deadlines; ability to work independently or as part of a team, to agreed deadlines.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Strives for continuous improvement and precision in every detail.

Language:

Fluency in English writing and communication

Salary Package:

The freelance rate for this assignment is to be confirmed considering taxation, living cost and allowances.

Key Word/ SEO

Rail Baltica, Rail, Metro, High-speed, high speed, Civil Engineering, End client, Design, Construction, supervision, consultancy, Planning, Scheduling, Project Controls, primavera p6, Project Management, Track, Stations, Tunnel, Train, Rolling Stock, Signalling, Telecoms, Power Supply, Europe, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Baltic, Freelance.

For more information on the Rail Baltica project please contact Oliver Jones at ewi recruitment on o.jones(at)ewi-group.com

EWI Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.