East Yorshire (EU.UK.EYK)

As a lead planner working on Sellafield B38 projects my role was to lead a small planning team to update the project programme on a monthly basis using P3e software and produce various reports for resource control and earned value reporting.

As a planning engineer working on a tender for a £100 million United Utilities water project my role was to produce a level 4 contract programme on P3e from design through construction to commissioning. However, Amec did not win the bid and the project team was disbanded.

Working on B38 projects at the Sellafield plant my role was to project a programme to underpin the Lifetime Plan 2007 using P3e software.

Working on water and wastewater projects my role was to produce project programmes using P6 and update them on a monthly basis for the client, United Utilities. I also worked closely with the site teams planning future work in detail to ensure that the projects came in on schedule.

Working on the North West element of the OPFA framework for the main contractor, JM Murphy on rail infrastructure projects such as refurbishment of stations and signal boxes my role was to produce project programmes, update them and report on a monthly basis to management and the client Network Rail.

Planner on the gas pipe replacement programme

Jan 2005-Dec 2005
Jacobs Engineering Group / Network Rail. P3 to P3e Migration (RAIL/Enhancements. London/Birmingham/Manchester. IMT Birmingham S&C and Plain Line).
- Cleansing and Migration Restore of P3 programs to P3e.
- Production of fully cost resource loaded programs ready for OP integration.
- Extensive experience gained in P3e Planning and Maintenance tools, and cost interrogation within Oracle Projects.

From Graduate Engineer to Project Engineer and Manager various Rail Projects and Mixed use developments in the City of London.
- Metro infrastructure: Birmingham and Manchester (Laing Civil Engineering)
- Duke of Yorks mixed use development - Central London (Laing Management)
- Residential development and underground river diversion - North London (Laing O’Rourke)

Reporting directly to the project controls manager, I am responsible for development, progression and improvement of the programme schedules and cost monitoring on the TIF (Transport Innovation Fund) Heavy Rail programme of works project based in and around the Greater Manchester area. This includes a cost and programme impact monitoring and reporting service to support and deliver the project schedule as defined in our clients (DfT/AGMA) procedures. My responsibilities included:

JOB TITLE:      Project Planner

(West Coast Route Modernization, Through Alignment Tamping)

I was assigned to the Through Alignment Tamping Contract for West Coast Route Modernization, my duties were as follows:
•Created & updated P3 Plan to Network Rail’s specification.
•Entered worksite requirements into PPS & attended Planning & PICOP Meetings for worksites
•Created & updated 12 weekly (minimum) look ahead plan (in Excel)