Project Planner

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Purpose of the Role:

He/she is responsible for provision of accurate, integrated and meaningful bid and / or project planning information to the management team and key stakeholders.

This encompasses; monitoring, analyzing and reporting for bid /project schedules to ensure that information is used in bid / project decision-making based upon the status of the most up to date schedule. The information provided to review and report the status of the bid / project must be based on auditable, controlled and managed data.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain, develop & communicate the integrated bid / project plan in the designated planning tool set including all contract deliverable milestones, internal milestones, invoicing and sales milestones in accordance with the Hitachi Rail Procedures. 
• Monitor the integrated set of bid / project schedules, costs, and resources in accordance with the company timetable, procedures and working practices and cost structure and Work Break-down Structure.
• Undertake and coordinate the formal update of bid / project schedules, interdependencies, resource allocations budgets and financial status. 
• Provide effective planning support to the management 
• Generate the overall critical path across the integrated set of bids / projects and reconcile issues, making recommendations to assist in the recovery of slippage, where applicable.
• Undertake Earned Value calculations, where applicable, to support bid / project performance forecasting.  
• Analyse resource profiles resulting from the monthly schedule update process and make recommendations to reconcile resource loading anomalies ahead of the Forward Load extraction.
• Undertake all baseline and change control activities associated with the schedules including regular local archiving of the associated database(s).
• The role will also involve occasional ad-hoc duties that are not listed above but are necessary to respond to the needs of the business. These ad-hoc duties will be consistent with the nature of a Project Planner position within Hitachi Rail. 

• Excellent technical project planning skills with proficiency in common project planning tool sets (such as Primavera, SAP, MS Project).
• Proficient in Earned Value Management techniques
• Effective at operating across functional and departmental boundaries (working in a matrix style organization)
• Providing project reporting (Reporting Dashboard, Monthly Report, KPI) on time according to project deadlines
• Leading R&O management activities, ensuring that risks/opportunities are properly captured, assigned, handled and reviewed
• A strong understanding of the need for governance in bid / project management and the ability to uphold governance requirements.
• Ability to establish and meet deadlines, multi-task and priorities without the requirement for regular direct supervision.
• Excellent communication skills to convey planning information to a variety of stakeholders.
• Can demonstrate commercial, financial and general business acumen.

Requirements:

• Fluent in English.
• Working experience 4-5 years
• Experience of providing a bid / project planning service within large organization. The experience is required to demonstrate.
• A thorough understanding of planning techniques – for example, the application of critical path analysis, work breakdown structures etc.…
• A high level of proficiency in the use of project planning tools and standard business administration software.
• Commercial awareness that demonstrates useable knowledge of how conditions of contract are applied.
• A track record of excellence in progress Reporting and KPI Production.
• Experience in a technical environment within the rail industry (signaling a distinct advantage with LU experience preferred).
• Educated to a Bachelor degree level in a subject with clear relevance to project management.
• As a minimum Level D Professional accreditation with the Association for Project Management (or equivalent level of professional accreditation PMP, IPMA, Prince2).

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