Planning Consultant - Rail

Finding solutions to climate change is the priority of the 21st century, and means switching to low-carbon energy. At Assystem, our mission is to accelerate the energy transition worldwide. To achieve this, our 7,500 Switchers combine their historical engineering expertise and project management with digital technologies.

In our 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Asia) of operation, we are working on the production and distribution of low-carbon electricity, through the development of nuclear and renewable energies. We are also supporting the modernisation and development of energy grids, managing the setup and siting for new transmission and distribution networks, and using hydrogen to decarbonise the transport and industry sectors.

Job Description

Integrated Planning Ownership

• Develop, maintain and own the integrated Microsoft Project plan covering all T190 programme activities.
• Ensure dependencies, interfaces, milestones and deliverables are accurately represented and maintained.
• Establish the integrated plan as the single source of truth for programme reporting, forecasting and schedule management.

Planning Coordination

• Act as the central planning focal point for suppliers and internal teams.
• Coordinate planning inputs, updates and schedule changes across the programme.
• Drive effective management of dependencies, interfaces, actions and programme give/gets.
• Challenge assumptions and planning inputs to improve schedule quality and confidence.

Planning Cadence and Governance

• Establish and manage an effective planning cadence.
• Define and implement schedule update processes and planning review meetings.
• Ensure planning information remains current, consistent and supports programme decision-making.
• Build sustainable planning arrangements that can be maintained following the assignment.

Resource and Capacity Planning

• Allocate resource teams to activities to identify resource constraints, conflicts, critical peaks and troughs across the programme; supporting assessment of delivery capability.
• Provide forward visibility of resource risks, opportunities and potential bottlenecks.

Reporting and Programme Controls

• Review existing T190 reporting requirements across the programme and wider business.
• Rationalise reporting wherever possible, reducing duplication and ensuring information is derived from a single source of truth.
• Ensure milestone reporting (including variance to baselines an previous period), deliverable reporting and schedule adherence reporting are driven from the integrated programme plan; enabling appropriate review, understanding and challenge of suppliers schedules.
• Provide critical path analysis, dependency reporting, resource insights and schedule performance information to support governance and delivery discussions.  

Value Expected

The planner is expected to provide more than schedule maintenance by:

• Identifying schedule risks and opportunities.
• Providing proactive challenge and independent planning expertise.
• Improving forecast accuracy and confidence in delivery dates.
• Supporting recovery planning where required.
• Driving improved planning discipline across suppliers and internal teams.
• Reducing reporting effort through greater consistency and reuse of existing reporting products.
• Reducing the planning and coordination burden currently carried by programme and technical resources.

Expected Outcomes

• A robust, integrated T190 programme plan is established and routinely maintained.
• The integrated plan is used as the single source of truth for programme reporting and forecasting.
• Dependencies, milestones, deliverables and resource constraints are visible and actively managed.
• Planning inputs from suppliers and internal teams are managed through a consistent process.
• Reporting is streamlined, with duplication reduced and existing reports reused wherever practical.
• Programme reporting provides clear insight into schedule adherence and delivery performance.
• Technical and delivery teams have been relieved of significant planning and coordination activities, allowing greater focus on delivery.

Additional Information

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