Lead Project Planner

OUR KEY RAIL CLIENT URGENTLY REQUIRE A PRINCIPAL PROJECT PLANNER TO JOIN THEIR TEAM IN YORK ON A CONTRACT BASIS TO LEAD THE PLANNING FUNCTION WITHIN THE PROJECT TEAM.

JOB PURPOSE
To provide guidance and direction to other planners, and ensure quality and consistency of all planning and associated reporting. To review and confirm that all parties are aware of their respective accountabilities and provide support and guidance to all the key stakeholders.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

- Provide professional leadership in respect of the planning processes; IDENTIFICATION OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS; communication; promote awareness of accountabilities and responsibilities.
- To develop, maintain and progress quality project plans/schedules in line with the functional processes and project requirements.
- Maintain key INTERDEPENDENCIES between projects and programmes confirming appropriate monitoring and action is undertaken as required in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate through agreed PERFORMANCE INDICATORS the efficiency and effectiveness of the project plans/schedules developed and utilised
- Validate plans/schedules in line with the agreed functional Quality Management Plan for completeness and fitness for purpose.
- To provide the key point of interface between the planning function and the project teams and interface between the other project support functions such as RiskCost Management etc.
- To oversee and confirm that the 'contractor schedules' comply with the company procedural and quality requirements

JOB SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership
- Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and delivery of major CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING PROJECTS.
- Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning/scheduling tools such as PRIMAVERA AND MS PROJECT
- Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of PROJECT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
- Good information technology user skills.

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE FOR THIS ROLE THEN PLEASE APPLY NOW FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

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