Programme Planning Lead - London, United Kingdom - Hitachi Rail Limited

Hitachi Rail Limited

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Description

Your new role

Here at Hitachi Rail we have a great opportunity for an experienced
Programme Planning Lead in which you will be responsible for planning, forecasting and control across your assigned portfolio.

You will take leadership of Project Programme Plans and associated project controls including, reporting, best practise planning, driving continuous improvement plus much more

As the
Programme Planning Lead you will be based from our Ludgate Hill HQ, London where we can offer hybrid working.

Whilst leading planning activities, maintaining bid and project programmes you will work with various stakeholders across the organisation such as financial control, vehicles business and Sales.

Who we are

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock, signalling, service & maintenance, digital technology and turnkey.

With a presence in 38 countries across three continents and over 13,000 employees, our mission is to contribute to society through the continuous development of superior rail transport solutions.

We are working to Inspire the Next - and this is your chance to be part of it.
At Hitachi Rail you will find a passionate and collaborative environment. We operate according to our values of
Harmony, Sincerity and
Pioneering Spirit.

As such, we work closely as a team and empower our colleagues to take ownership and become creative in our pursuit of excellence.

We take pride in the contribution we make to society and we always act with integrity and fairness towards our customers, suppliers and colleagues.

Why Hitachi Rail?
Here at Hitachi Rail we value the importance of all of our employees, if you would like to join our fantastic organisation you could be entitled to:

Competitive salary
Annual Performance bonus paid on discretionary basis.
25 days holiday
Pension scheme with contributions up to 9%
Private medical insurance
Personal Accident insurance
Group Income protection
Group Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme

We also offer additional perks for you to choose from within a flexible plan that will meet your specific needs and lifestyle.

About you
Applicants should be able to demonstrate all of the essential requirements listed below:

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 multidisciplinary 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

Desirable Requirements:

Formal project management training
Good knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP system

Bi or multilingual

English/Japanese/Italian
Client or project delivery experience, within the UK railway industry

Person Specification

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

Role responsibilities include

To lead planning activities within the assigned programme team, through bid and project lifecycles in association with the Programme Services Procedure and Programme Controls Procedure
To work closely with the Bid Manager, Programme Manager, and delivery function leads to ensure the timely production of programmes and plans required to support bid submissions
To work closely with the Programme Manager, Project Managers, and delivery function leads to establish and maintain contract delivery programmes and plans as required to satisfy our contractual obligations
Effective coordination of; internal divisions and functions, subcontractors and all required stakeholders in relation to the development and management of contract delivery and bid programmes
To provide support to project delivery teams and stakeholders in ensuring that issues within the contract delivery programme are proactively highlighted, understood and solutions are identified
To produce reports and dashboards as required to effectively communicate programme compliance and status to Hitachi and external stakeholders
To establishing 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