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Planning & Project Controls Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd, Electricity Transmission Major Works

START Date: 
May, 2007
  • Providing a National Grid joint venture with programme management, planning & project control capability for the entire Northern Substation Alliance workbook. (c.£100M pa).
  • Responsible for initiating and developing business operating procedures, systems and resource capability with particular respect to Programme Management, Project Controls, Planning and Earned Value Management.
  • Led the initiation, development & successful implementation of project scheduling, baseline control, Earned Value Management and other Project Control techniques including system development, staff training and management of key consortium members.
  • Responsible for building, leading and developing a programme assurance team of 16, comprising project planners, risk analyst, resource management & system administration across a multi-partner, multi-located organisation.
  • Prime Client interface ensuring compliance with National Grid governance requirements, and adherence to NEC3 contractual obligations.
  • Specialist development and implementation of an Earned Value Management system with ongoing focus on increasing levels of maturity.
  • Responsibilities also include Primavera Administration and Schedule Risk Analysis