Project Planner

With over 35 years experience employed within teams that have successfully delivered Major Construction Projects I am an engineer with a proven track record, who has drive, enthusiasm and delivery focused.

• Experience of working in project and programme management in large, complex, safety focused and regulated organisations.
• Experience using Primavera, Primavera Enterprise and similar project time scheduling software.
• Experience in managing people as direct reports and experience as a Planning Manager influencing peers.
• Experience of building relationships with, and influencing a range of people at all levels within and outside organisations.
• Experience in the presenting / teaching / training of other project planning staff
• Experience of leading and managing a range of major project time schedules delivered through planning teams

Knowledge
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of time schedule control
• Extensive knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) planning techniques
• Knowledge of Project Costs Methods
• Extensive knowledge of Earned Value Management methodology
• Understanding of database development
• Awareness of safety issues in an operating railway environment.

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
• June 09 to Jan 2010 – Senior Planner Scott Wilson Crossrail Project
• Feb07 to June 09 – Planning Manager Thameslink Project - Rail
• 2 years – Planning Manager London Underground - Rail UK
• 2 years – Project & Planning Manager LUL / Thameslink 2000 Liaison Team - Rail UK
• 18 months – Project Manager / Specialist Issues & Access Manager / Project Controls Manager - JNP / LUL - Rail UK
• 5 months - Planning Manager – Stations & Civils – Thameslink 2000 Railway Project - Rail UK
• 21 months - Assistant to PM / Planning Manager / Access Manger. - Jubilee Line Extension Underground Project - Rail UK
• 6 months – Senior Field Planning Engineer – Western Pipeline Project - Georgia
• 14 months - Senior Planner - Offshore / Onshore Oil Installations - Venezuela.
• 2 Years : Project Planner – Sugar Refinery UK
• 3 Years: Senior Planner - WasteWater Treatment Plant Construction Egypt.
• 1 Year: Project Manager - Oil Refinery UK.
• 9 Years: Senior Project Co-ordinator - Oil Refinery – Platforms UK - Overseas
• 3 Years: Senior Planning Engineer - Snamprogetti Ltd – UK – Italy - Saudi Arabia
• 5 Years: Maintenance & Shutdown Project Manager Bougainville Copper Mine Papua New Guinea
• 18 months Assistant Project Manager RioTinto Group Australia & New Zealand
• 5 Years Project Co-ordinator Cryoplants Ltd (BOC) UK

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