The Role
Leads integrated project scheduling across complex HS2 delivery areas, coordinating dependencies, interfaces, risks, costs, changes, and supply-chain performance. The role manages planning teams, maintains project controls systems, supports scenario and recovery planning, assures contractor submissions, and develops planning policies, processes, and standards. It requires advanced Primavera P6 expertise, knowledge of NEC contracts and project controls, leadership capability, reporting skills, and a full driving licence for site visits.
Summary Generated by Built In
Salary from £78,568 inclusive of 20% flex fund
Location can be London or Birmingham
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential. In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
Job Purpose
This role is responsible for leading the development and maintenance of an integrated project schedule across delivery area(s), and the wider HS2 Programme of Works whilst supporting the management and coordination of dependencies and interfaces. A key aspect of this role is leading a team and ensuring the application of Project Planning Systems, Policies and Standards are adhered too.
About the Role
• To be accountable for leading the management and integration of the project schedule across delivery areas, ensuring dependencies and interfaces are effectively managed, identifying any risks, potential impacts, and proposing mitigation strategies where applicable.
• To be responsible for leading and enacting schedule input into developing and maintaining an integrated project schedule across delivery areas. Correlating schedule, cost and risk assessment through to influence critical path analysis and providing robust and quality plans to support decision making.
• To be accountable for identifying key programme interfaces and working with delivery teams within both HS2 and the supply chain, to document and manage these.
• To be responsible for working with Project Managers and Project Controls Managers to maintain project schedules and effectively manage change.
• To be responsible for supporting What-if scenario planning, providing integrated solutions to programme and project conflicts and recoveries, supporting trade off decision making.
• Provide proactive specialist planning and integration support where required.
• To be accountable for collaborating with other project delivery teams, the supply chain and stakeholders (including regulatory bodies, and the Department for Transport) where necessary to integrate all time, cost and quality information to support the monitoring of project progress and supply chain performance.
• To be responsible for working closely with the supply chain teams to constructively challenge and enhance delivery performance whilst developing mitigation strategies across the programme.
• Aligned to the reporting cycle carryout associated review/assurance of supply chain submissions whilst adhering to contract requirements. Attend site walkouts as required to validate data.
• To have accountability for providing functional line management, performance management and objective setting support to direct reports.
• To have accountability for developing and delivering the planning and integration policy, processes and standards across the business, taking industry best practice to facilitate continuous improvement and ensure these are implemented consistently and effectively across development and delivery areas.
• Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
About You
Skills:
• Ability to use planning software including Primavera P6 at an advanced level.
• Ability to proactively lead and integrate planning activities across multiple complex projects.
• Ability to lead a team of Planners to deliver planning products, processes, procedures and guidance that support project delivery and improve efficiency and accuracy within planning systems.
• Ability to analyse and interpret data, producing accurate, timely and informative reports in multiple formats targeted to the needs of the audience.
• Ability to present information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences at various levels.
• Able to solve problems with an attention to detail and communicate solutions.
• Ability to support, coach and motivate direct reports.
• Full drivers licence to attend site visits, ability to validate supply chain submissions.
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of planning systems, processes and procedures that are capable of delivering large complex programmes.
• Knowledge of the core Project Controls disciplines, including; Schedule Management, Cost Management, Change Management and Risk Management and an understanding of how they interrelate.
• Experience of leading and challenging contract progress and schedule change reviews.
• Understanding of NEC contracts / agreements, amendments, early warning notices and the work flows of communications between contractor and client.
• Knowledge of the all stages of the project life cycle.
• Knowledge of metrics used to build and maintain integrated schedules.
Type of Experience:
• Experience of working in a multi discipline environment delivering a senior planning or planning role within complex delivery projects.
• Experience in the core project controls functions, including; baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management and performance reporting.
• Experience of working on projects during all stages within the project lifecycle.
• Experience of governance procedures such as re-baselining, funding approval or major contract implementation.
• Experienced in the management and control of key Project Controls systems (e.g. Primavera P6, Prism, CEMAR, etc.).
We ask for a variety of detail in your online application, however we perform the first assessment of suitability for a role based solely on the information in your CV. In a further development of our efforts to create a more diverse workforce, your CV will be anonymised and personal information will be removed during the first stage of the application review. This removes bias from the process and makes it even more important that you attach an updated word version of your CV for each new application ensuring you include evidence directly related to the criteria in the job advert.
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Any applications received after the closing date will not be considered
High Speed 2 (HS2 Ltd) will be the UK’s new high speed rail network. As well as improving capacity, the new scheme will shorten journey times between a number of Britain’s major population centres, boost the economy and create thousands of jobs.
HS2 Ltd will create a skills legacy and develop a diverse range of talent. We aim to be a leader in EDI practice by creating a safe & inclusive working environment for all our staff - living our values of Safety, Respect, Integrity and Leadership.
In practice, this means we are positive and inclusive about making adjustments, providing flexible working, encouraging our staff networks to flourish and providing personal and professional development opportunities.
HS2 Ltd is also a safety-critical organisation. Employees are required to ensure reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety by taking personal responsibility for working to our ‘Safe at Heart’ programme principles and following safe working procedures at all times.
HS2 Ltd endeavours to ensure everyone working for us and with us feels included, thrives and achieves their full potential.
Skills Required
- Advanced proficiency using planning software, including Primavera P6
- Ability to lead and integrate planning activities across multiple complex projects
- Experience leading a team of Planners and delivering planning products, processes, procedures, and guidance
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and produce accurate reports for varied audiences
- Ability to present information clearly and concisely to audiences at different levels
- Problem-solving ability with strong attention to detail and communication skills
- Ability to support, coach, and motivate direct reports
- Full driving licence for site visits and supply-chain submission validation
- Knowledge of planning systems, processes, and procedures for large complex programmes
- Knowledge of schedule, cost, change, and risk management within project controls
- Experience leading contract progress and schedule change reviews
- Understanding of NEC contracts, agreements, amendments, early warning notices, and client-contractor communications
- Knowledge of all stages of the project lifecycle and metrics used to maintain integrated schedules
- Experience in senior planning or planning roles within complex multidisciplinary delivery projects
- Experience with baseline maintenance, schedule management, cost performance, change management, risk management, and performance reporting
- Experience working on projects throughout the project lifecycle
- Experience with governance procedures such as re-baselining, funding approval, or major contract implementation
- Experience managing and controlling project controls systems such as Primavera P6, Prism, and CEMAR
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The Company
What We Do
High Speed Two (HS2) Limited is responsible for developing and promoting the UK's new high-speed rail network. HS2 is Britain's new high-speed railway, designed to provide fast, reliable journeys between major cities while freeing capacity on the existing network for regional and freight services. The project also aims to widen access to jobs, drive investment, and support regional growth through an economic corridor.
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