GEV-HVDC Project Planning in Stafford

Quest Global – Project Planning Specialist

At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—and we bring together technologies, industries and diverse minds to solve problems better and faster.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tender schedules using the established tools and processes, challenging the team to ensure schedule risk is managed with a balance of competitive offering aligned to historical performance.
• Develop and maintain the single project schedule representing the entire project by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project.
• Ensure proper linkages in the schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties.
• Ensure functional owners sign off on commitments and are made accountable for their date.
• Work collaboratively with the overall project planning team to ensure optimal alignment of the schedule with the overall schedule.
• Deliver a high‑quality schedule aligned with global standards to ensure the project is accurately represented.
• Maintain the schedule throughout the entire project, obtaining inputs from all project contributors.
• Drive regular operating rhythm with the project team to review schedule status and operating rhythm.
• Challenge functional owners on forecast completion dates to ensure dates are realistic.
• Provide schedule analysis to forecast schedule risk and opportunities using available tools and experience.
• Provide look‑ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive project priorities.
• Generate “what if” scenarios to optimize execution and work with project teams to evaluate feasibility.
• Provide strategies to mitigate risks and drive functional owners to mitigate risks, following up on risk mitigation actions.
• Provide and communicate regular status reporting.

We are known for our extraordinary people who make the impossible possible every day. Questians are driven by hunger, humility and aspiration, and our culture is the key to genuine impact.