Principal Project Planner

Job Introduction
This role sits in Network Rail Design Delivery (NRDD), part of Engineering Services which is a business unit of Route Services. Route Services is a business area that has been created to provide services to the routes in the safest, most cost-efficient, and effective way, enabling them to benefit from economies of scale and optimised national resources.

Network Rail Design Delivery (NRDD) provide a managed service for design delivery through a regionally focused national multi-disciplinary organisation utilising relationships with supply chain design organisations. NRDD bring a range of different specialist design and engineering activities including Signalling, E&P, LV, B&C and Track Design that complement each other to add value and improve the overall diverse service offering.

Main Responsibilities
To lead the planning function within project team, providing guidance and direction to other planners, and ensuring quality and consistency of all planning and associated reporting. To review and confirm that all involved parties are aware of their respective accountabilities and responsibilities and provide support and guidance to all the key stakeholders, as appropriate, in line with the production and management of the quality project delivery plans/schedule’s.
- Provide professional leadership in respect of the planning processes; identification of key stakeholders; communication; promote awareness of accountabilities and responsibilities.
- To develop, maintain and progress quality project plans / schedules in line with the functional processes and project requirements.
- Maintain key interdependencies between projects and programmes confirming appropriate monitoring and action is undertaken as required in a timely manner.
- Demonstrate through agreed performance indicators the efficiency and effectiveness of the project plans / schedules developed and utilised
- Validate plans / schedules in line with the agreed functional Quality Management Plan for completeness and fitness for purpose.
- To provide the key point of interface between the planning function and the project teams and interface between the other project support functions such as Risk & Value, Cost Management etc.
- To oversee and confirm that the ‘contractor schedules’ comply with the Network Rail procedural and quality requirements
- To provide technical expertise and guidance to the project team and provide functional expertise as required.
- Support the continued personal and professional development of the planning resources within the project or programme.

Essential
- Membership of a relevant professional body and/or have a CPD established to attain membership
- Relevant successful experience in the management, planning and delivery of major construction/engineering projects.
- Relevant successful experience of proprietary software planning/scheduling tools
- Previous knowledge and expertise within the field of project resource management.
- Good communication skills at all levels and a team player.
- Good information technology user skills.

Desirable
- Knowledge of/experience in Network Rail’s processes and systems.
- Knowledge of/experience in the UK rail industry.
- Educated to “A” level standard in a mathematics or information technology-related topic

About The Company
- We are committed to a diverse workplace enriched with representation from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and skills. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where difference is embraced, and individuals can thrive. We recognise that the success of the team is dependent on a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined group of individuals, aligned to deliver successful solutions._
- At Network Rail, we have several employee networks to reflect our diverse population and help to raise issues to the wider workforce and support their membership and support our Everybody Matters strategy, led by our central Diversity & Inclusion team. We have Diversity & Inclusion Champions who take part and lead on many activities, to drive through more initiatives to support an inclusive environment for all its people and _promote a professional and positive working environment_. For more information on Diversity & Inclusion at Network Rail, _please follow this link_

Package Description
**Vacancy** Type: Full-time but flexible working patterns will be considered.

**Duration**: Permanent

**Location**: Glasgow St Vincent Street

**Band & Salary**: 3C (£53,202 - £59,853)

We offer excellent benefits, including:

- Flexible working patterns such as working from home and working compressed hours
- A range of pension schemes
- Healthcare Benefits
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Rail and underground season ticket subsidies up to 75%
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and volunteering days (5 days)
- 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- GymPass - Access to gyms across the UK
- Access to ‘My Benefits’ po