Principal Planner - Rail

Position: Principal Planner - Rail (Contract)
Proven P6 Planning professonal with experience of working on major rail programmes required for a Principal Planner contract role in Leeds.

Hybrid working is offered but candidates will need to be in the Leeds office 3 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

Providing planning and scheduling services to support a major rail infrastructure programme
Taking the lead on project scheduling, coordination, and stakeholder management
Conducting periodic programme reviews and maintaining schedules
Integrating risk management into scheduling processes
Generating and presenting reports to ensure projects stay on track

Job Requirements:

Demonstration of planning and scheduling experience gained, with relevant detailed description of activities and challenges

* Demonstration of Rail planning and scheduling experience

* Values of projects / Programmes worked on and role within.

* Demonstrate an understanding of constructability of projects / programmes

* Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership

* Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and scheduling of delivering major construction/engineering projects.

* Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning and scheduling tools

* Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of project resource management.

* Good information technology user skills.

* Knowledge of automating schedule / project data

* Experience in Development of delivery strategies and developing delivery/ output schedules

* Experience in reviewing construction staging and providing feedback.

* Experience/Knowledge of reviewing Schedule Assurance narratives

Other Details:

Based in Leeds
If you have significant experience in planning management within the rail industry and are looking for a new contract opportunity, apply now to join our client's dynamic and skilled team