Planning Engineer (Contract)
Skanska GrantRail JV (SGRJV)                                                                March 2009 – May 2010
The project was a joint venture between Skanska UK and  GrantRail for the extension of the DLR between Stratford and canning town (Package 6)
Key Project:
Permanent way works, 3^rd rail installation, slab track installation, ballasted track renewal and installation, station construction and station upgrades. A contract valued at £67Million

Roles and Responsibilities:

¨       Developed a WBS in accordance with the Governance for Railway Investment Projects (GRIP).
Monitoring performance of project implementation using Earned value Management (EVM) techniques.

¨       Production of formal reports as required and continuous project update.

¨       Assisted in the implementation and management of the Management of Change process in line with local and centralized change management procedures

¨       Implementation and management of the multi location Master Schedule in Primavera P3e

¨       Coordinate across all departments and ensure the current status of the live programme is appropriately visible to the project management team.

¨       Obtain feedback from site teams on planning adequacy and current customer requirements

¨       Key point of interface between the planning function and the project teams and interface between the other project support functions such as Risk & Value; Cost Management etc.

Key Accomplishment:
Delivered extensive schedule integration analysis that helped migrate contractor schedules into company master plan with minimal downtime, zero clash and positive success.

Tools used: Primavera P6, Ms Project, Ms Office