Planning Assistant

4 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Planning Assistant

**Location**:
Glasgow, GB

**Department Name**:
Scotland

**About Network Rail**:
At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the Northeast of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

**Brief Description**:
To assist Project Planners and Programme Controls Team by developing, updating, and maintaining project support systems, seeking updated information, and preparing reports as required.

**About the role (External)**:
**Here are some of the duties your role will include: -**
- Prepare as directed and in consultation with key project personnel and suppliers project plans capable of delivering the project objectives and enter these plans into planning support systems and when directed, develop recovery programmes and contingency plans in order to meet changed objectives.
- Assist the Principal Programme Planner by obtaining resourcing forecasts to support plans, load these into planning systems as required, and monitor progress to the plan seeking feedback from Project personnel and make changes as required.
- Input the planning issues into the planning systems action log, updating the register periodically as directed.
- Support the Principal Programme Planner by auditing contractor plans, seeking information from suppliers as necessary, including the review of progress for payment purposes.
- Liaise with internal and external customers, suppliers and project teams in order to identify key possession requirements and progress reporting.
- Assist with the administration of multiple project support systems.

**What you will bring to the role: -**
- Relevant experience in the successful planning of engineering projects
- Knowledge of railway investment planning systems

**It’s desirable if you have it to help give you context to the role: -**
- Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
- Understanding of the engineering requirements of work on the railway

**Salary**: Starting at £29,000 and rising to £31,000 per annum.

**Closing date**: 06/09/2023

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