Strategic Rail Planning Lead

TWG Consulting Services; Bradley Stoke; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Job summary

TWG Consulting is recruiting for a Senior Planning Manager to lead the planning function on a major rail infrastructure project in the Bristol area.

You will provide strategic planning leadership across a CP7 framework, mentor a team of planners, and work closely with project, operational and commercial teams to drive delivery and improve performance. This is a senior role within a respected UK contractor.

Qualifications

• Significant project planning and project controls experience.
• Experience leading or managing planners.
• Strong Primavera P6 capability.
• Engineering, construction or technical background.

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning function on a major rail infrastructure project.
• Providing strategic planning oversight across projects within a wider CP7 framework.
• Managing and developing a team of planners.
• Developing and maintaining detailed pre-construction and construction programmes.
• Working closely with operational, commercial and project teams to ensure programmes reflect delivery strategy.
• Monitoring progress against baseline programmes and assessing project performance.
• Identifying critical path issues, programme risks and opportunities.
• Developing mitigation, recovery and programme optimisation strategies.
• Producing programme updates, dashboards, reports and narrative commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Working with commercial teams on earned value and project performance analysis.
• Ensuring programme submissions meet contractual requirements.
• Presenting programme performance at project, client and progress meetings.
• Supporting tender and pre-construction activities as required.
• Driving continuous improvement across planning processes, systems and standards.

Skills

Project planning

Project controls

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

TWG Consulting is recruiting for a Senior Planning Manager to lead the planning function on a major rail infrastructure project in the Bristol area.

You will provide strategic planning leadership across a CP7 framework, mentor a team of planners, and work closely with project, operational and commercial teams to drive delivery and improve performance. This is a senior role within a respected UK contractor.