Senior Rail Planner
Core
Develop, manage, and maintain detailed rail project programmes across all phases of delivery to ensure safe, efficient, and commercially successful execution.
Role type
Senior IC rail project planner
Builds
Integrated project programmes, baseline schedules, and management dashboards for rail infrastructure projects
Domain
Rail infrastructure construction and maintenance
Required skills
Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, critical path analysis, earned value techniques, NEC contract interpretation, programme recovery planning, risk identification, change management impact assessment, engineering drawing interpretation
Preferred skills
APM PMQ, Network Rail governance knowledge, GRIP/PACE processes, rail assurance methodologies
Technologies
Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain integrated project programmes; monitor progress against milestones; analyse performance using critical path and earned value; identify risks and propose mitigation; prepare planning reports and dashboards; review subcontractor programmes; support tender and close-out phases; mentor junior planners
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities