Planner - Rail

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Senior Planner to join our ever-expanding PMO team based in London (Canary Wharf).

You will be working on projects that include a Nuclear project Rail scheme and The Beckton sidings Rail Systems project. These are multidisciplinary projects that are complex and give a unique opportunity to gain knowledge on every aspect in Rail construction.

This opportunity will also require you to be involved with work winning and supporting the tender team producing programmes on high profile pipeline projects.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure that the programme content is functionally compliant with the planning minimum expectations, procedures and guidance.


• Identify the planning scope, major constraints, and contract requirements.


• Implement earned value into the project.


• Lead monthly project reviews with both the client and internal senior management.


• Establish and agree with the Operations Team key methods of construction, sequencing, installation, and commissioning.


• Reconcile company and sub-contract plant/labour and major materials elements in conjunction where appropriate Applying resource levelling techniques as necessary


• The overall planning strategy and the timing & sequence of the Contract Programme activities


• Produce a client report in accordance with the project contract.
  
  Experience in planning and project control for medium to large rail projects.


• Supervise and provide training for a team of planners.


• Able to work without supervision as an expert in project planning.


• Operational experience (ie site engineer/site agent)


• Strong understanding of various NEC contract documents and specifications.


• Experience with P6 (advanced user) and Microsoft Project


• An OND/HND in a relevant subject


• Professional membership of RICS/CIOB/RIBA/ICE/CIBSE (desirable).


• QSRA (desirable)
  
  Our Rail business has an extensive legacy of rail expertise. Our teams safely deliver complex projects, from consultancy and design to all aspects of construction and maintenance. Using advanced plant and machinery, and unique innovations, we provide end-to-end solutions for our customers.


Our aim is to improve the passengers experience, and our teams create better journeys by increasing network capacity, improving reliability, and making our railways more efficient and sustainable.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive / negotiated salary


• Medical health cover


• Company car


• 42 core base hours per week


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays


• Pension savings schemes


• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)


• Refer a friend bonus scheme


• Discretionary annual salary reviews