Programme Controls Manager

Working within the Major projects directorate (PMU Major Stations Upgrade) and supporting the delivery of key capital projects; - Responsibilities include:

§  Support to Project Managers for the review and regular update of Programme plans.

§  Undertake periodic reporting in line with customer/contractual needs and corporate/functional requirements, including provision of data and reports on KPIs, resource utilisation, project progress etc. for inclusion in MPD consolidated reporting

NETWORK RAIL GWEP (GREAT WESTERN ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMME) JAN ‘17 TO SEPT.

Managed the programming/ planning, design and construction phases of complex multi-million programmes for BAA.

• Assessed existing client systems to provide recommendations for comprehensive commercial project controls tools in order to support the management of cost, schedule, quality and risk; 
• Prepared strategic project control plans across over 30 BAA programmes totalling more than £1billion;
• Developed and implemented project controls tools, standards, procedures, roles and responsibilities;
• Defined and developed project reporting requirements a

• Improved a scope management tool to raise non-conformance reports, risks, issues, change and configuration requests; alongside planning and executing OJEU process for TfL PMO framework;
• Strategically established, developed, standardised, maintained and improved project controls processes;
• Supported the PMO and Project Direction through owning the KPI and management reporting functions;
• Led steering groups and workshops, and gained stakeholder buy-in through delivering initiatives. 

Programme Control Manager, Investment Projects, York.

Directly responsible for 7 Project Planners and a Planning Assistant to ensure that they produce early plans and identify various key information to monitor the development and delivery of the project; including resource loading of plans and employing normal schedule information and working towards an ability to successfully run EVA and critical path analysis.  

Programme Controls Manager

TfL / London Underground Limited (2007 – 2009)

Responsible for the strategic planning for the Cooling the Tube initiative, a complex £912 million programme comprising a large number of innovative design, engineering and environmental projects.  Led constructive challenge to key project information, which was important to enable assurance to the Project Director and Sponsors within project investment and governance arrangements.  Specific activities undertaken include:

Programme Controls Manager on the Great Western mainline electrification project. Planning, reporting, cost control, change control and planning team management