Planner
Posted 21/10/2024 by TXM Recruit
TXM Recruit are looking a Planner to work on a project with our current rail client for up to 6 months. The role is remote with occasional travel in to the London office.
Context and Summary
The Planner will be responsible for preparation and management of UK Projects P6 programmes. Providing planning expertise to sales and projects.
Main Responsibilities
Essential Requirements:
Context and Summary
The Planner will be responsible for preparation and management of UK Projects P6 programmes. Providing planning expertise to sales and projects.
Main Responsibilities
- To establish and maintain effective project, bid and operational programmes, by working closely with the Programme & Project Managers and delivery function leads
- To provide support to stakeholders in ensuring that issues within programmes are pro-actively highlighted, understood and solutions are identified
- To ensure coordination between internal divisions and subcontractors’ programmes of works when developing Hitachi programmes
- To produce reports and dashboards as required to effectively communicate programme compliance and status to Hitachi and external stakeholders
- To establish programme baselines and thereafter evaluating the potential effect of risks and changes
- To support the Programme Planning Lead in the preparation and maintenance of resource and capacity forecasts and programmes across the scope of responsibilities for the Projects team
Essential Requirements:
- Self-starter with ability to develop strong, constructive and focused relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all organisation levels
- Proven ability to work successfully in a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Experience, and skilled in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft planning products using Critical Path Analysis in a technical environment
- Flexibility to travel around Hitachi Rail locations as required, potentially including international locations
- Able to represent Hitachi in a professional manner at all times
- Formal project management training
- Good knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP system
- Bi or multi-lingual – English/Japanese/Italian
- Client or project delivery experience, within the UK railway industry
- Motivated and can work with minimum supervision
- Excellent communication skills
- Good organisation/time management
- Enjoys challenges and problem solving
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Calm and measured in pressured situations
- A team player
- Type:
- Contract
- Start Date:
- 28/08/2024
- Contract Length:
- Up to 6 months
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- Job Reference:
- BH-36417
- Job ID:
- 222237396
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