Planner
National Highways, Bedford
Planner
£41180
National Highways, Bedford
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 16 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: a07b813b1aaf429b97c003e7839ed64f
Full Job Description
- Compile and maintain the master view of yearly scheme schedules and delivery plans for the region, supporting the 'one programme' vision.
- Proactively challenge project plans and identify opportunities to optimise the combining of works as part of regional collaboration initiatives or efficiency opportunities.
- Maintain and update the scheme progress on a regular basis with consistent use of project controls.
- Provide programme status and variance reports including those to fully support internal month end and year end reporting
- Lead on provision of key programme information including forecast/actual dates and outputs.
- Develop strong working relationships and ensure continual liaison and collaboration with Scheme Delivery and Service Delivery colleagues, other National Highways stakeholders and third-party suppliers in producing, reviewing and updating the in-year programme.
- Take an active role in collaborative planning initiatives, visual planning meetings and meetings that seek to maximise efficiencies across Operations to co-ordinate works and opportunities identified., Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.
Advanced use of planning project software e.g. MS Project, Primavera P6 and appropriate Time/Location GIS Visualisation tools - Understanding of planning theory; critical path analysis, linking, float, re-scheduling, maintaining and tracking base-lines, etc is desirable
- Understanding of project management disciplines
- Experience in developing, maintaining and scheduling complex programmes
- Understanding of Collaborative Planning techniques is desirable
- Recognised qualification in a programming discipline or similar
National Highways have an excellent opportunity for a Planner to join our team in the East region. As a Planner within the Performance Assurance and Business Services team, you will develop, manage and maintain the master schedule delivery programme for the region for in-year and future year programmes. Please note that this position can be based from either of our Bedford or Cambridge offices., We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.