Assistant Director Planning

Area Planning Lead | £100,000 - £120,000 + Benefits | Permanent | London For the largest and most exciting transport projects in Europe, we are recruiting an Area Planning Lead. Leading a team of 7 Planning staff, and reporting to the Head of Planning and Integration, the Area Planning Lead will lead on project time evaluation for a large area programme of works, lead on interface management, cultivate external and internal stakeholder relationships, and correlate cost and risk assessments. This role will lead the application of project planning systems (P6) planning policies and standards to ensure compliance.Main Duties:Lead on the integration of the P6 programme from an Area perspective, acting as key contact to all stakeholdersLead on liaising and collaboration with Network Rail, TfL and DfTCollaborate with Heads of Function, ensuring schedule interfaces are managed before schedules supporting and driving the change processes to ensure alignment is maintainedProvide insight on past and future performance, identifying trends and mitigations, providing performance reportingCorrelate schedule, cost and risk assessment through integrated solutionsLead in What-If scenario planning, providing integrated solutions to programme conflictsLeadership of the Planning Team, setting objectives, and reviewing performanceSupport the Head of Planning and Integration in Baseline managementCollaborate with project delivery teams, external stakeholders, to integrate all time, cost and quality informationSupport the Head of Planning and Project Controls in leading the planners in setting objectives, reviewing performance and sharing best practicePerson Specification:Expert knowledge of planning systems, processes and procedures across large complex programmesKnowledge of Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management, and Risk Management and their interdependenciesNEC contract, amendments, early warning notices and workflows between contractor and clientExperience of delivering a senior planning role in a complex delivery projectExperience in baseline management, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management and performance reportingExperience of re-baselining, funding approval or major contract implementationLeadership of teams, and performance managementExperience of Primavera P6