May Gurney/Kier​ July 2013 till date Senior Project Planner (P6 & MS Project) • Produced schedule adherence report for Project Manager, trace programme logic and report on slippage and risks issues. • Analyzed programme impact of change controls and report to Project Manager prior to acceptance. • Produced summary report periodically (4 & 8 weeks Look-ahead) to the Project Manager. • Represented the depot at Planning meetings and feedback to the central team where improvements are required. • Provided updates to the Central team on reports that are being frequently requested at the depot and present a case for inclusion into the Programme and Controls Interface. • Prepared a work breakdown structure to enhance planning following the requirements of the Guide to Railway Investment Project – G.R.I.P all stages. • Maintained/Assigned required baseline plans for the project plans against which progress is measured following monitoring, update and changes to the project plans throughout the project lifecycle. • Highlighted key milestones and critical path issues to members of the project team. • Carried out Progress tracking with specific reference to engineering activity, sourcing, quality and delivery on a weekly/monthly basis. • Progressed the project plans to report and compare actual progress against planned progress that will ensure robust tracking of key activities and milestones. Network Rail​​March 2013 – June 2013 Project Planner (P6 & MS Project) • Worked closely with the PM and Functional Managers in producing an agreed list of activity descriptions, durations and dependencies for Network Rail projects. • Used the model to forecast dates, resource loading and allocation of resources in line with Resources Manager. • Produced and agreed project/programme baseline (Clause 14). • Gathered progress information, and used it to update the programme. • Produced reports and advising the PM and Functional Managers of any variances in terms of schedule, budget and resources. • Worked with the Head of Planning in the production of the overall company project plan. • Complied with the company and contract health, safety, quality and environmental requirements and procedures. Targeting work areas and reviewing progress as agreed. • Prepared detailed reports on weekly basis for the progress meeting. • Recommended any remedial works with agreed date when necessary. • Produced reports on outputs and assisting in re-planning of a project when new requirements, change requests or other exceptional changes occur. • Incorporated WBS, Activities, Schedule and Resource loading within the plans • Produced Monthly Project Financial, Project End and Project Estimate Report through Oracle Interface • Interfaced with the cost function to assure Earned Value Information is accurate and that forecast information is robust and underpinned • Reported against the schedule to include for physical work completed and forecast of work to complete, including for what-if modelling • Produced key quantities to underpin schedule performance • Interfaced with the Commercial team on Cost of Work Done, At Completion Total Cost and Remaining Cost and align in P6 at Period End. • Updated of Primavera project plans to enable business reporting, including schedule and cost variance analysis and total float reporting • Liaised with contractors, SPM and PM in actualising and producing of project dashboards • Supported the project teams with all planning related activities associated with the management of their contracts and reporting • Identified and maintained programme/project milestone and schedule interface activities • Performed and/or coordinated, collected, verified and integrated the work scope for all entities into the total project plan • Reviewed, Actualised and scheduled project activities and cost/resources • Monitor Project progress and milestones via MS Project/Primavera Crossrail Ltd​June 2011 – March 2013 Project Planner (Primavera P6) • Developed new and existing project plans including liaising with many internal stakeholders, to incorporate technical knowledge and company process into the planning process • Liaised with suppliers to monitor progress against plan and interrogation of the contractors plan, and payment request submissions • Prepared and monitored TBM progress and Ensured suppliers plans meet company requirements/standards according to NEC3 contract • Forecasted TBM arrival dates and defects survey start date at the beginning of each period • Contributed to the investment process with preparation of proposal estimates and associated reports • Ensured project plans and associated reporting is in line with Network company requirements/standards • Contributed to driving improvements in the planning and wider project management processes within the programme, to enable successful delivery of projects • Created relations and overlapping activities in Gantt chart. • Monitored projects on a day to day basis and updating the progress to plan through liaison with the Engineering staff. • Compiled project programme drawings installation & procurement. • Identified & captured key deliverable dates start/finish as reflected on the programme. • Analysed information supplied by suppliers/sub-contractors. • Accumulated data from all parties and the project team. • Monitored progress, installation, procurement, and design drawings with agreed time scale. • Checked on progress and verifying works completed and reviewing any possible delays that is been highlighted to the Sponsor. • Kept reports up to date, Prepared targets, look ahead, forecast and reporting Key milestones to the Project Team.