Role:

Supporting the project team with all planning related activities associated with the management of their contract and reporting requirements.

Accountabilities:

* Participating and supporting the project team in project and programme planning and progress meetings. Identifying and maintaining programme / project milestone and schedule interface activities.
* Responsible for preparing periodic progress reporting of Level 1 and Level 2 schedules.
* Performing and/or coordinating, collecting, verifying, and integrating the work scope for all entities into the total project plan.
* Performing productivity analysis of construction operations. Establishing the productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with Construction. Reviewing labour estimates for reasonableness.
* Establishing milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviewing project work activities in support of project milestones. Coordinating the timely, systematic and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.
* Preparing and/ or reviewing schedule logic and duration changes in conjunction with the project team, to determine whether the schedules will adequately support the overall project schedule and comply with NEC contractual processes. These processes include checking that plans are complete and reflect the contractual scope of work, time risk allowances are clearly shown. In conjunction with other project team members review cost loading submissions.
* Reviewing and evaluating schedule durations for all activities relative to the support of project milestones. Supervising/ directing the calculation of durations and other considerations affecting activity durations.
* This role will involve the planning implications of running the new rolling stock through the network, testing the communicaton systems including (doors and lighting) at every given station
* Extremely "planning" focused - good all round planner needed (P6 primavera / MS Office)

Person Specification:

* Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
* Relevant experience on a large scale infrastructure project.
* Skilled in oral and written communication.
* Working knowledge of PC operating systems, with proficiency in several basic software applications.
* Working knowledge of multiple discipline specific software applications, such as Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office Applications, for example.
* Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

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