Seller 273627 - Retford, Nottinghamshire, UK
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| Hourly Rate: | £47.50 | |
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| Overview: | Knowledgeable & enthusiastic P3/P3e/P5 Planner. 7+ years hands-on experience on projects ranging in value from £95K to £900M. Full lifecyle: Tender, Design, Engineering, Construction & Commissioning. | |
CV
| A knowledgeable and enthusiastic Planner with key strengths which include: - Accurate and concise, paying particular attention to detail - The ability to perform well under pressure and to tight deadlines - A team player who encourages individual and group participation - Strong interpersonal and communication skills - Organised and flexible, with effective time management skills - Adaptable to varying working environments and able to integrate with differing styles of management 8 years experience in an engineering environment, 7+ years in a planning role. Contracts ranging from £95k to £900M. All experience gained in a 'hands-on' site based contracting environment. Can be Home-based, full personal project office set up (Primavera Contractor, P3, Suretrack). Rate open to negotiation for this service. |
Employment History
(Oct 2006 & ongoing)
Planning Engineer
Euston, LondonCurrent role is to be responsible for Fixed Infrastructure & Track on a £900M LU project, replacing and upgrading all Track Assets and Signalling systems, and introducing new Rolling Stock; my role primarily entails:
- Producing and validating robust, fully cost-loaded Programmes for Submission to LU in accordance with London Underground’s Master Projects Database rules and regulations.
- Updating programmes in P3e with actual time, cost and implementation information, and compiling end of Period Reports with EV analysis, CPI/SPI information and schedule summaries.
- Responsible for the production of Weekly and Monthly KPI reports
- Maintaining the company wide Capital Projects Visualisation programme, detailing all project interfaces and inter-dependencies at Level 0
- Mentoring others in planning controls/project planning processes and systems.
(Jun 2006 to Oct 2006)
Estimator/Planner
Head Office, DoncasterProduced fully cost loaded Target Price programmes and Pricing schedules for the company’s LU contract in London (Year 5 Annual Work Bank). Assisted the Senior Management team by developing Tenders and delivery schedules to bid for new works packages.
(Jun 2005 to May 2006)
Senior Planner
West LondonSenior Planner, responsible for an active portfolio in excess of £200M, my role primarily entailed:
- Being responsible for the development of generic delivery schedules for future projects within the BTR programme, across LU lines, for Plain Line Renewals and Points & Crossings projects.
- Assisting the Project Planners in managing the current work bank of projects, including updating programmes in P3e with actual time, cost and implementation information, and compiling end of Period Reports (EV analysis, CPI/SPI)
- Performing regular P3e/c database audits to ensure Project Control’s principles have been followed (activity codes, WBS, Resource loading). Validating Programmes for Submission to LU in accordance with London Underground’s Master Projects Database rules and regulations.
- Deputising for the Planning Manager in Lead Planner’s meetings and other main interfaces with Programme Assurance and Senior Management, when required.
(Oct 2002 to Jun 2005)
Lead Planner
Trackwork Ltd - GTJV, LondonLead Planner to the main contractor, the GTJV, on the Tube Lines 7 year Track Delivery Contract, responsible for managing a portfolio of £150 million. Accountable for:
- Being the Principal P3e/c Database Administrator for the project, in charge of creating and maintaining a fully integrated and coded WBS within P3e/c in order to facilitate the tender process and support the project’s cost management system COINS.
- Providing the Engineering and Commercial team with Earned Value Analysis and forecast costs from P3e/c.
- Producing Tender & Target Price Programmes, indicative Resource usage profiles & Feasibility Plans
- Working with the Delivery team to develop strategies and/or new methodologies in order to implement a cost reduction programme.
- Responsible for creating, maintaining and updating fully cost-loaded programmes in P3 and P3e/c.
- Responsible for updating the 6-week Rolling Programme of works, providing real-time schedules of planned works against target price programmes.
- Monitoring productivity on-site in terms of planned versus actual by updating Tracking Registers.
- Production of possession programmes for minor closures (Enhanced Track Renewal’s and Tunnel Recon). Generating 52hr possession reporting documentation.
- Working on-site within possessions providing 2 hourly updates against programme, producing recovery programmes if required.
- Provide assistance to the Engineer’s and Quantity Surveyors on capturing Compensation events, and raising Early Warning Notifications.
- Assist the Risk Manager in the application and implementation of Risk Management systems.
- Key player in the project’s P3 to P3e/c systems migration.
(Aug 2000 to Oct 2002)
Procurement & Logistics Controller
Grant Rail Ltd - West Anglia Route Modernisation, LondonResponsible for the ordering of all P-Way materials and booking of small/large Plant and Sub-Contract labour for the West Anglia Route Modernisation Project. Logistical responsibilities included highlighting any specific risks of potential issues with regards to the availability and/or manufacture of specialised materials (S&C, Coated Rails, CWR, and Conductor Rail) and the implication of late changes. Train Bookings and TSR Design Management. Construction Contracts include: WARM Stages 1-3A/B (IBJ works, Point Conversions, Level Crossings, refurbishment & re-railing); Bethnal Green North Junction (Full Replacement of Plain Line and Switch Diamond S&C); CTRL – Ripple Lane (Line re-alignment and full track renewal, buffer stop installation); Dagenham Dock Sidings (Removal of Wet Spots and replacement of broken Rails); Fawkham Junction – CTRL (Installation of Conductor Rail)
Professional Qualifications
| Currently holds Network Rail PTS, LU Entry Permit & LU Track & Depot Accustomed tickets. Primavera P106 – Project Management module Advanced Course (P3e/c) – Nov 2004 Six Sigma – Yellow Belt Training - June 2004 Primavera P102 – Project Management module Basic Course (P3e/c) – Oct 2003 |
Education
(Oct 1996 to Jul 1999)
University College of Ripon & York St (Leeds University)
BA (Hons) 2:1: Film, Television, Literature and Theatre Studies (Specialist Degree)
Major/Major weighting
(Sep 1993 to Jun 1996)
Thomas Becket R C Upper School
4 A' Levels - English, Chemistry, Theatre Studies & General Studies
(Sep 1990 to Jun 1993)
Thomas Becket R C Upper School
9 GCSE's (all at C or above)
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Microsoft
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Word (Microsoft)
Engineering & Technical
Categories
- Building & Construction (Construction)
- Construction
- Infrastructure
- Rail (Infrastructure)
Skills
- Ballast Renewal (Experience)
- Budgets (Project Management)
- Change Management (Project Management)
- Design (Project Management)
- Ellipse (Software Skills)
- Estimating (Experience)
- Estimator (Job Role)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Experience (Rail)
- Job Role (Building & Construction)
- Job Role (Rail)
- Level Crossings (Experience)
- Logistics Manager (Job Role)
- Logistics Manager (Job Role)
- LUL Procedures (Experience)
- Major Closure (Experience)
- Management (Risk)
- Metronet Assurance (Experience)
- Microsoft (Software Skills)
- P3 (Primavera)
- P3 (Primavera)
- P3e (Primavera)
- P3e (Primavera)
- Performance Reporting (Project Management)
- Permanent Way (Experience)
- Planning (Project Management)
- Primavera (Software Skills)
- Primavera (Software Skills)
- Principal Project Planner (Job Role)
- Programme Control Reports (Experience)
- Programme Management (Experience)
- Project (Microsoft)
- Project Management (Experience)
- Project Planner (Job Role)
- Project Planner (Job Role)
- Railway Signalling Principles (Experience)
- Recovery Programmes (Experience)
- Renewal (Level Crossings)
- Re-Railing (Experience)
- Resource Planning (Experience)
- Risk (Experience)
- Rolling Stock (Experience)
- Senior Planner (Job Role)
- Sleeper Renewal (Experience)
- Software Skills (Building & Construction)
- Software Skills (Rail)
- Tender Planner (Job Role)
- Tender Review Process (Experience)
- Third Rail Contact Systems (Experience)
- Word (Microsoft)
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- Enterprise Systems (Project Management)
- Full Project Lifecycle (Project Management)
- Primavera (Project Management)
Management Consultancy
Categories
Skills
- Budget Control (Project Consultancy)
- Primavera (Project Consultancy)
- Project Support (Project Consultancy)

