Trainee Planner - Leeds, United Kingdom - VolkerWessels

VolkerWessels

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

This really is an excellent opportunity to develop in the role working across a multiple workstreams within the Alliance including the delivery stages of a multi-disciplinary complex programme of work and the early design of further phases of the project.

The positions are based in York or our Cross Green offices in Leeds.

The mission of the TRU East Alliance is to transform the East of Leeds route (Leeds through to York) allowing people to travel faster, more reliably and in greater comfort between the North's great cities.

Providing passengers with more choice, more seats and better facilities on a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly railway.

Key accountabilities:

Some of the key responsibilities of this role will include:

Assisting the Planning and Project Teams in the production of multi-discipline P6 schedules
Reporting project planning and controls related information to the business and clients, assisting in the production of reports as required for each contract
Ensuring that the planning management software is kept uptodate and managed in accordance with instruction from the Planning & Project Controls Manager
Supporting the development of work schedules for submission to clients, contractors and engineering teams
Attending collaborative planning meeting

Skills & experience:

To be considered for this role, you must be an excellent communicator with strong people skills and organisational ability; with a background in providing administrative and systems support to a Project team.

You will ideally have experience of working to support a project management team, experience in the railway or engineering industry or a background in planning and logistics.

High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience of producing work for a team of people juggling competing priorities and working to deadlines
Flexible/proactive can do attitude who shows initiative to support others.

Other:

VolkerRail Group offers a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package that includes pension, performance related pay, professional membership subscription, one paid volunteering day per year, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme and an employee rewards platform that includes retail and gym discounts.

Committed to equality of opportunity and diversity.

Location:

Leeds or York