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Planning engineer for Bombardier Transportation, S.L., Silver Atena, London Underground's Resignalling Project

START Date: 
July, 2013
END Date: 
January, 2014

Planning engineer for the CBI (Computer Based Interlocking) subproject within the London Underground's Resignalling Project, awarded to Bombardier Transportation (Silver Atena's client). Total Project Budget: 350 millions of pounds. Functional duties to the Project Core Team -To support the Project Manager in discussions related to delays and/or improvements of the schedule. -To support the Project Manager or Supply Manager representatives communicating detailed schedule objectives or issues to suppliers. -To develop, follow-up and update on a weekly basis the DPS (Detailed Project Schedule) based on common objectives within the project in accordance with the DPS procedure, including leading the harmonization and integration of sub-schedules from all parties (functions, subdivisions) involved in the project. -To challenge all inputs from all parties and regularly track and report on schedule progress and deviations against the baseline schedule within all parties involved in the project. -To continuously monitor critical path(s) of the schedule to identify risks and opportunities as well as proactively develop scenarios, mitigation or recovery plans required. -Responsible for communicating the DPS, and changes thereto, to all parties involved in the project. -To make any internal contacts needed to perform the duties. -To produce schedule-related KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) as required by the project. Leadership duties within the Project Core Team - Lead meetings related to DPS topics. - Manage, with the support of all Project Core Team members, the effective communication to all parties of the DPS and updates thereto. - Ensure that schedule implications of changes dealt with the Change Control Board are made visible and clear prior to decisions to being presented to the Change Control Board. Specific responsibilities to other Project Core Team roles - Ensure that the Project Controller is regularly updated with any and all progress or delays to the DPS to secure that implications to the EAC are monitored. - Ensure that the Risk & Opportunity Manager is regularly updated with possible threats or opportunities derived from present or future deviations to the DPS.

Experience Hours (Planning & Scheduling): 
850