At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead planning for the largest railway upgrade in the UK, transforming transport across the North.
- Company: Join a dynamic public sector team committed to innovation and inclusivity.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Diversity and inclusion are at our core; we welcome all applicants.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on major infrastructure projects that connect communities.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and experience in project planning within the railway sector.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
Role: Principal Project Planner REF 105241
Contract Length: 12 months with a view to extending
Location: Hybrid/Leeds – 3 days in the office (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: BPSS
Spinwell is recruiting for a Principal Project Planner for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL PROJECT PLANNER
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a programme of activities that is improving the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield. Stretching across the North of England between York and Manchester, this key 76-mile Transpennine railway serves 23 stations, crosses over and dips under 285 bridges and viaducts, passes through six miles of tunnels and crosses over 29 level crossings. It is the largest railway upgrade in the country. The programme runs across multiple control periods and will deliver transformational changes to the current railway.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PRINCIPAL PROJECT PLANNER
- Strong communications skills, able to explain planning and scheduling outputs to non-planning personnel.
- Demonstrate leadership of teams and developing others.
- Examples of simplifying complex / detailed programme for reporting purposes.
- Understanding of railway design and delivery principles, experience in reading Railway Access box plans alongside schedules.
- Experience in early stage project development (ES1–ES3) within the NR PACE lifecycle.
- Experience within the construction & delivery phase (ES4–ES8) within the NR PACE lifecycle.
- Experience in stakeholder management.
- Strong experience in integrating multiple schedules.
- Experience working with train and freight operator projects.
- Demonstration of Rail planning and scheduling experience.
- Demonstrate an understanding of constructability of projects / programmes.
- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership.
- Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and scheduling of delivering major construction/engineering projects.
- Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning and scheduling tools.
- Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of project resource management.
- Good information technology user skills.
- Knowledge of automating schedule / project data.
- Experience in Development of delivery strategies and developing delivery/ output schedules.
- Experience in reviewing construction staging and providing feedback.
- Experience/Knowledge of reviewing Schedule Assurance narratives.
If you are a Principal Project Planner, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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