Principal Programme Planner 

Planning lead for the signalling and telecoms aspect of the London to Corby electrification project. Scope includes track enhancement support, p/way, over line electrification, signalling, and telecoms.  

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Manage schedules from several contractors (Carillion, Telent and Siemens)
• Evaluate contractor schedule quality and influence best practise;
• Agree contractor schedule baseline for EV reporting;
• Drive contractors to provide the project controls reporting in the correct format, on time, accurately and to the correct level of detail;
• Define and monitor key interdependencies between Network Rail disciplines and contracted work to ensure that the project has a realistic and achievable programme;
• Understand, analyse and challenge contractors information to ensure progress and cost are understood and can be clearly reported;
• Produce trackers for works and detail if not appropriate for gantt chart use;
• Prepare for and support the project manager during MBRs;
• Coordinate and agree planning assistant workload and act as a mentor.