Programme Planner
6 Month Contract
Midlands/Warwick (Hybrid working)
Job Purpose
Our Control Rooms are critical to enable us to monitor, control and manage safety on the system 24/7 without fail and are essential for the business delivering its core outcomes.
To provide robust weekly/monthly reporting and analysis against programme plan to assist key decision making for corrective action/delivery performance.
Manage the collective plans in an overarching master programme plan, incorporating and evaluating submitted contractual plans
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and manage the overall programme plan with key deliverables/milestones/critical path's visible through all phases of the programme (end to end).
- Define project planning standards / processes, in accordance with our standards, that all projects within programme must adhere to.
- Work with Project Managers within the programme to ensure project plans align to Programme Governance and update programme plan to reflect status of project.
- Ensure accurate assessment and communication of progress against baseline project plans is correct.
- Report key milestone progress and deviations from the baselined plan and resource constraints.
- Provide weekly/monthly analysis and reporting as required within programme.
- Continuously review and improve processes to drive value and establish best practice planning and controls.
- Evaluate monthly contractor programme submissions and provide appropriate recommendations.
- Analysis of the critical path and interfaces between plans and the contractor
- Review compensation event impacting programmes and support on recovery strategies.
Knowledge/Experience
- Leadership of a planning capability in either a portfolio or programme capacity
- Knowledge of the range of roles performed by the PMO within a complex programme.
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders to understand their requirements and set clear expectations.
- Experience in Construction &/or Business Change programmes.
- Knowledge of NEC contracts processes
- Experience using P6 planning & MS project
Note - if you do not hear back within 48 hours of applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, however, we will have your CV and contact details on files should something more suitable arise.
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