Product Development Planning Manager HS2

at  ALSTOM

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT:

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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

Take on a new challenge and apply your project scheduling management expertise in a new cutting-edge field.
You’ll report to Head of Planning & Performance in Derby and work alongside dedicated and passionate teammates.
You’ll develop and update Product Development Schedule for the Alstom scope on the HS2 project.
Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business to collect, analyse, and present the time related project information KPIs and Earned Value Management, support decision making process of the Chief of Development team to reach On Time Delivery (OTD) performance and much more.
You’ll specifically take care of Synchronising schedules with stakeholders, but also manage project scheduling documentation.

We’ll look to you for:

• Apply the company’s time management processes
• Promote the time management practices and culture in the project team
• Develop quality schedules in line with the AT DFQ process.
• Participate in or ensure the validation of the baseline schedule.
• Contribute to the development of the Project Time Management Plan.
• Organize and lead regular project schedule review sessions.
• Ensure the alignment of commitments from both internal and external stakeholders and manage schedule interfaces.
• Update both internal and external schedules punctually and in accordance with the standards set out in the Time Management Plan.
• Identify critical paths and potential delays.
• Collaborate with the project team to identify and monitor risks and opportunities related to the on-time delivery of the project.
• Prepare schedule and progress reports, including time-related KPIs, and analyse gaps between the actual progress and the baseline.
• Contribute to Earned Value Management by providing physical progress in collaboration with Finance Controllers.
• Offer support to teams on any schedule-related issues.

Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Engineering or Business degree
• Project management or technical roles in safety critical industries supporting new product introduction projects
• Project scheduling experienc