Project Planner - Rugby, United Kingdom - Colas Rail UK

Colas Rail UK

Verified Company

Rugby, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Position:
Project Planner

Division:
Rail Services

Location:
Rugby

Reporting to:
Project Manager

Safety Critical:
No

Purpose of the Role

About us

Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industrys biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.

We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career.

We encourage cross collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that.

Every day we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain.

Everyone here has a voice, and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them.

We¿re always looking for passionate people to join our business and with several bases across the UK, there are plenty of opportunities to join our vibrant, creative, and diverse teams.

Colas Rail hold three core values: Caring, Sharing and Daring.

We take care our of our employees, always ensuring safety is a top priority and we nurture our collective wellbeing.

We share a passion for what we do, celebrate our achievements and value high standards like nowhere else. We dare to take on new challenges, we are one of the international leaders in our industry. We keep on innovating, expanding, and conquering new markets.

The performance of Colas Rail UK is dependent upon improving and developing the skills and abilities of all employees, and our Equal Opportunities Policy, above all else, aims to achieve this objective.

Key Areas of Responsibility and Accountability

Develop and define project goals and objectives.
Monitor and analyse project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
Plan, coordinate and monitor activities of assigned projects to develop and implement procedures, processes, and systems.
Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
Prepare short and longterm resource allocation plans based on input from all key stakeholders.
Oversee schedules and risk management plans and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
Ensure to take appropriate planning measures to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets.
Ensure to convey required project data and information to project team.
Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management.
Evaluate and analyse with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated Baseline Review (IBR).
Gather actual data, update project schedule, and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.
As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.

Person Specification

Expert in MS Project & MS Excel
Preferable to have experience in P
Minimum of 3 years experience in complex project planning, resourcing, and integration
Strong influencing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills

And what do we offer?
At Colas Rail we know how important job satisfaction is for everyone to support with life at home, your health and financial well-being, that's why in return we offer:

Competitive Salary
26 days Annual Leave
Industry leading Life Assurance
Healthcare Cash Plan
Wellbeing Employee Assistant Programme
Pension Scheme
Eye Care Vouchers
Long Service Award
Season Ticket Loan
Occupational Health Service

About Us

Joining Colas Rail UK provides the opportunity to not only establish yourself within one of the rail industry's biggest and most prestigious, multi-disciplined contractors, providing you with a springboard that can take you career to new heights.

We take pride in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for you to unlock your potential at whatever stage you are in your career.

We encourage cross-collaboration and innovation and if you are interested in learning Colas Rail will enable that.

Every day we work together safely to solve real problems, with a shared goal of enhancing the Infrastructure and Logistics which is key to the UK Rail Network and wider Supply Chain.

Everyone here has a voice and we encourage all to speak up, discuss their ideas and implement them.

We