Planner

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Planner to lead project planning for major rail infrastructure projects. The role requires significant experience in planning complex infrastructure, proficiency in NEC contract processes, and advanced technical planning skills. The ideal candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure project schedules are effectively maintained. The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary, flexible benefits, and a supportive environment fostering personal growth and diversity.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holiday allowance

Pension

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience of planning major and complex infrastructure projects, preferably in the rail industry.
• Experience working with NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly the Clause 32 updated process.
• Experience working with senior management and client organizations.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning and controls leadership for the scope under your control.
• Develop and maintain plans in accordance with project management and planning procedures.
• Work closely with project, commercial, and finance managers to ensure accurate project schedules.

Skills

Planning major and complex infrastructure projects

Working with NEC3/NEC4 contracts

Earned Value Management

Technical planning expertise

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Tools

Primavera

Aphex

MS Planner

Job description

You will also be expected to support the overall business planning requirements of the organisation through the proper resourcing of plans under your control. As a Senior Planner you will utilise your experience and expertise to support improvement activities and ensure best practice is identified and implemented. You will also help mentor and coach more junior planners within the planning team.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning and controls leadership for the scope under your control
• Be the technical planning expert ensuring consistent application of standards and procedures, including templates and guidance and support to your team
• Develop and maintain plans in accordance with Rail Infrastructure UK project management, planning and PM@Siemens procedures and processes.
• Adopt NEC3 ECC contractual methods of working to ensure your contributions and deliverables are in accordance with the contract
• Work closely with project, commercial and finance managers and members of the wider project team to ensure project schedules are accurately developed, maintained, resourced and cost loaded
• Work closely with site and possession planners to ensure cohesion between these different activities and the main project schedule
• Work closely with the central Bids & Tendering team to ensure tender plans are developed through the mobilisation process into contract plans
• Build and maintain close working relationships with client representatives and work collaboratively to find the most efficient and effective planning and controls solutions
• Perform critical path analysis and advise of possible actions and areas of concern
• Ensure that the periodic project reporting requirements are met for both internal and client through the provision of KPI, EV, schedule delay and critical path analysis reports as required
• Perform analysis and scenario modelling for any potential project change and be able to provide risks, issues, cost, resource and delay analysis
• Undertake Short Term Planning (STP) on a weekly basis in coordination with other disciplines to ensure tangible and measurable progress is captured regularly to inform the monthly update of the clause 32 updated contractual programme
• Promote and improve planning and controls within the immediate team and the wider Siemens organisation

Qualifications

• Experience of planning major and complex infrastructure projects preferably in the rail industry
• Experience of working with NEC3/NEC4 contracts, particularly the Clause 32 updated programme process and Clause 60 Compensation Event process
• Experience of working with senior management both internally and in the client organisation
• Awareness of how Earned Value Management is executed on complex projects and the role of the planner and respective data sets they're responsible for
• Technical planning expert to advanced Primavera level with knowledge and use of Short Term Planning processes and respective tools (e.g. Aphex, MS Planner)
• Self‑motivated with sound interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with an assertive style of behaviour
• Practiced analytical and problem‑solving skills with a collaborative approach

Benefits & Compensation

HS2 has awarded several railway systems contracts, valued at over £4 billion, for the design, supply, construction, testing & commissioning, and maintenance of the route between London and Birmingham. Siemens Mobility are working in a 50:50 joint venture with Costain. The HV package will have staff peaking between 125 to 175 full‑time employees (FTE). As a senior member of the planning function you will lead the project planning responsibilities on a package or phase of a complex turnkey infrastructure project. You will be a key member of the project delivery team, supporting and being supported by the Head of Planning.

Our compensation package includes a competitive salary, holiday allowance and pension. We celebrate the fact that our employees are individuals and have different wants and needs. With this in mind, we have a flexible benefits scheme where you can tailor your benefits package to suit you. At Siemens, we promote a growth mindset, the self‑belief that we can learn and grow, take on new challenges and adapt to change. If you don't match all the criteria for this role but feel you have transferable skills to enable you to succeed, we encourage you to apply. Siemens recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.