Project Planner/Project controls

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Name: Stephen A Craine
Date of Birth: 19/10/1962
Nationality: British

EDUCATION SUMMARY:
HND Computer Studies

PROFILE:
A proficient individual as a hands -on Senior / Lead Planner working within different sectors
including Rail, Defence, Telecoms, Utiliti es, Nuclear, Finance etc.
Highly thorough and analytical approach, used to following Prince, Prince 2, Agile/SCRUM
and DSDM. Experience with NEC 3 and EPC contracts

A professional Project / Programme Planner with excellent Primavera (P3) and P3e
(conversi on course), P5 P6, expert skills in MS Project 98, 2000 and 2002/3(Central
Repository) Project 2007 2010, 2012 2016 skills used over a 20 -year period.
A proven track record of controlling complex projects and be fully conversant with Criti cal
Path Analysis , Earned Value Management, Risk Analysis, Cost Control, Resource Planning
and multi -project portfolio planning. Experience with NEC Contracts

Full project life cycle experience and programme budgeting experience with multi -million
pound projects ranging from £0.7 million to £18 Billion (GBP) and €2.7 trillion Euros.
Experienced in handling multiple work streams and Project Managers (currently 2000 work
streams across 7 countries with 40 main Project Managers reporting in), experienced in
complex and diffic ult stakeholder situations

Experienced in International programmes and projects involving 34 countries with between
27 -55,000 personnel. Used to working on own initiative, being proactive and with the ability
to interface with a diverse range of personnel from Project Manager to Department Managers.

CAREER SUMMARY:

Jan 21 to date Oxfordshire County Council – Programme Planner

Programme Planner on OCC’s £500m Growth & Housing Infrastructure Fund portfolio including A40
Upgrade between Witney and Oxford . The portfolio also includes a range of junction . modifications,
delivery of major park & ride facilities, dualling of single carriage ways, bridge widening, construction of
bus lanes and improving facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. Responsibilities Managing integrated
programme schedules
Supporting the supply chain develop and maintain Cl31 and 32 programmes to ensure suitability for PM
Acceptance
Development of project planning data and transfer in to Project wide enterprise system
En suring consisten cy in programme structure, utilizing agreed WBS structures and templates
Review of ‘what if’ scenario analysis to support risk mitigation planning
Undertaking monthly programme reporting exercises across the portfolio, provision of periodic progress
data a nd inputting to EVM.
July 20 – Jan 21 Babcock Int Strategic Workforce Planner P6 / MS Project

Establish and manage the demand planning process utilising associated planning tools which will resul t
in the roll out of an Integrated Business Plan and fully resourced Master Schedule for the Site.
Produce and maintain configuration of the consolidated Integrated Business Plan and Master Schedule
with agreed scenarios, ensuring capture of all underlying assumptions, caveats and demand resource
profiles.
Developi ng demand forecast models at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part
of a structured integrated demand planning process
Ensuring data integrity of the demand forecast dat a within the demand forecasting system Primavera
Collecting, processing and incorporating demand forecast information from a variety of sources
Having full ownership of the baseline Master Schedule, underlying assumptions (including resource

models) and scenario analysis, through collaboration with Planning Manager s across the business
Critical to the above will be effective communication across the various stakeholders to ensure the
smooth delivery of the demand forecast
Developing monthly KPI packages and drives improvements related to demand management
Follows up with required stakeholders to resolve forecast issues and improve their accuracy
Provide facilitation and support for monthly Demand meetings across the business working closely
with key stakehol ders around capacity and capability planning
Liaison and con sultation with other s at all levels to negotiate changes to existing policies and processes
and where required to support new business transformation processes. All policies and processes are
designed to be entirely scalable from end user to director level and require to cate r for the needs of
customers and stakeholders at all levels.

May 2019 – Jul 20 Senior Planning Lead BAe Submarines (MS Project / P6)
Coordinates the approach and implementation of planning across the portfolio.
Supports capability building and champion ’s use of best practice in planning across the
portfolio.
Provides subject matter support and coordinates awareness sessions on planning for team
members and within the Planning Risk and Change directorate.
Manages the maintenance of tools, templates and standards for effective planning at
programme/project level and monitors compliance with these.
Analyses and reports on progress and slippage against programme/project plans to the
Portfolio Programme Manager.
Runs “what if” scenarios to highlight impact of schedule exceptions.
Manages the updаtеof the Portfolio High Level Delivery schedule.
Uses dependency mapping to assess the impact of any proposed changes to
programmes/projects.
Ensures that dependencies are embedded into P6 schedule s;
Reviews the depen dency logs.
Performs an assurance check of the use of the dependency log tab in RAID Template.
Maintains the central dependency register.
Provides routine dependency MI and reports.
Embeds dependency reviews into monthly governance.
Mon itors Dependency Agr eements.
Manages the closure of a dependency.
inform Project Manager and aid decision making for Estimate at Completion and Rolling
Wave planning/forecasting activities. This will include Milestones data, Man -hour & cost
analysis, resou rce planning etc Pro ducing scenario plans in line with project manager's
requirements.
Facilitating planning and dependency mapping workshops.

May 18 to May 19 WYG/ MOD /Saudi Arabia National Guard (MS Project)
Senior / Lead Planner
Working on an EW pro ject, dealing with construction of an underground datacenter 5000 car
multistory carpark. Construction of a battalion strength barracks workshops Mosques
negotiating with
3rd party suppliers in Kingdom and in the UK. Constructing plans from 3rd parties int o
overall master project plan. Weekly updating of project progress and production of
reports to the internal and Customer project teams. Co -ordinate the activities within
the monthly cycle between commercial, financial and logistical functions both locally
and at Group. Mea sure and analyse supplier performance (both qualitative and
quantitative) with existing KPI's and develop new measures where necessary to support
further development. Month end, forecasting, budget management and variance
analysis activit ies, along with other ad -hoc duties. Ensuring monthly variances on
projects actual spend and movements in forecast outturn costs are understood.
Supporting the Project Teams on the use and analysis of Earned Value (EV) data.
develop and design reporting standards for the programme. work closely with the
Programme Manager and other senior figures from the UK Army, Saudi dignitaries an

Sept 17 to March 18 Arqiva (P6)
Senior / Lead Planner
Develop engineering, procurement and construction deta iled execution plans for
designated projects.
Steward progress against the execution plans, carry out schedule analysis and
advise of corrective actions required.
Develop & produce reporting systems, measuring schedule against actual
progress, "S" Curves, resource profil es & critical path analysis.
Carry out field audits of supplier & construction progress.
Advise & agree any corrective actions required to maintain individual project
schedules.
Use Primavera planning tool to build up integrated networks for multiple
proje cts to enable individual & overall group analysis.
Review contractor developed schedules for specific projects & work
packages.
Develop & maintain Resource Loading Lookahead for field execution work
involving site based contractors plus owne r technician re sources.
Monitor project schedule metrics and advise improvement actions;
comparison of projects’ actual schedule performance against bеnсhmаrk
standards with a view to seeking ways to continuously reduce total project
cycle time.
Provide input in to job scope definition, labour & resource requirements for
cost estimation purposes.
Monitor material orders and track expected delivery dates.
Participate in training related to planning & scheduling practices, tools, and
systems

Dec2016 to Sept 17 Jaguar Land Rover Warwick (MS Project / P6)
Senior Planner
Deliver the following key objectives, through ownership and provision of best
practice.
Project Planning to their respective sector/project team;Working in collaboration
and support of the Busi ness Performanc e Management Team and the Technical
Teams,
Responsible for the development, deployment and ongoing management of the
Primavera Integrated Plan
Promoting and upholding the company standard of Planning and Scheduling. Analysing
ongoing progres s and performan ce, assessing this against contractual and internal
targets - determining variance and its respective causes. Preparing reports and
recommending actions to maintain and or improve progress.
Establish and Initiate the Sector/Projects Overall Project Schedul e and ensure it is
Deployed and maintained to the Company Standard.
Support the development of Planning Skills across the Project Team, Coaching
Engineering, Production and Project Management team members in best practice
Planning and Schedu ling.
Integrate all Workpackage plans and ensure they are fully integrated to achieve an
overall network to the company standard
Deploy, Manage and Maintain the Projects Performance Measurement Baseline.

Support the Workpackage teams updating their plans on a monthly ba sis.
Produce, Distribute and Report Project Schedule Data as Requirement, advising on
conflicts and corrective actions.
Manage the Earned Value Management (EVM) methodology and apply when
Requirement. Manage and the Project Critical Path Ana lysis Process to the company
. Foster good working relationships with engineers and the broader community to be
able to embed the company's project control standards, systems and methods delivering
accurate and quality project performance status data in a timely manner

Jan 2016 to Dec 2016 National Grid (Warwick/Solihull/London) (MS Project)
Review Project Progress Reports and ensure plan is in sync
Add project detail to new phases into plans (tasks, milestones, logic)
Have face -to-face sessions with each Project Manage r every week to review/updаtеplans progress, changes to plans, critical path, scenario planning.
Challenge any movements in plans especially those that impact milestones.
Understand the status of the projects and where the hot spots are in relation to the
plan (potential risk and issues).
Conduct internal health check reviews to ensure plans are in-line with Programme
planning standards.
Identify dependencies with Project Managers and help with dependency interlock if
required.
Produce and updаtеPlan on a Page document (Excel or Visio).
Conduct re-plans where required with Project managers and Teams.
Provide supporting milestones data for Change Requests.
Update plan baseline post any Change request approval in Plan and Project/Change
manage ment Tool.
Buil d positive relationship with all 'planning' stakeholders ie PMO, PM, Work stream
Managers.
Manage and analyse risks escalated to portfolio level


Dec 15 – Jan 16 Babcock International (T5 Baggage) - 8 week contract (backfill
contract) (P6)
Provide data to the Project Controls Manager to support the generation of Earned
Value Data.
Set up of the project programme including Resource and cost and maintain
throughout the project lifecycle and obtaining sign -off from the key participa nts
Resourcing of the project programme and provision of resource requirement
forecasts.
Collect, monitor and report progress against the agreed Schedule.
Produce the Client Baseline Reports, Deliverables’ Progress Reports and Milestone
Reports
As sist the Projec t Manager and Quantity Surveyor in identifying scope and Schedule
changes and in the management of the scope change process with the client.
Involvement in the development of scope change notices (e.g. NCEs, EWNs) by
assessment of cost, prog ramme and resou rce implications.
Update the Schedule periodically and by exception to incorporate all agreed change
(NCE’s & EWN’s)
Liaise with the client’s project team where directed by the Project Manager in the
co -ordination all project interfaces.

Ob tain Estimates to Complete (ETCs) for Engineering, Suppliers, Management and site
based activities and feed into the cost control system.
Participate in project financial reviews alongside Project Managers, Engineers, Project
Accountants, Project Controls Manager and Qua ntity Surveyor.
Ensure that programme files for the project are properly initiated, maintained,
completed and stored in the correct file locations.

Feb 13 - Nov 15 SADARA – Saudi Arabia (MS Project / P6)
Lead Planner
Member of the Senior Planning team on construction of the world’s biggest single phase
construction of a petrochemical plant which includes 26 individual chemical units and on and
offsite pipelines with a budget of $20 billion. Construction, storage and upgrade to facilities
at King Fahad Po rt and the construction of new roads to facilitate the plant and surrounding
area. Expedite development of baseline schedules, support schedule review meetings
where necessary and coordinate PMC team’s schedule review comments.
On -going qua lity assurance role over the EPC contractor’s schedule control too ls and
processes. This includes monitoring the accurate maintenance of schedules such that
they reflect actual project status, that baseline schedule logic is preserved, and schedule
outlook is realistic.
Provide input into EPC contractor proposed schedule recovery plans and monitor
their effectiveness.
Monitor and audit effectiveness of EPC contractor schedule integration between
work centers undertaking ongoing reviews to ensure that the full scope of the
project is represented in the schedule.
Review and agree the incorporation of approved contract changes into the schedule by
the EPC contractor.
Spot checking the accuracy and consistency of EPC contractor project status report
output and challenging any inaccuracies or unapproved changes to baselines.
Mon itor contractor’s ea rned value progress reporting, undertaking spot checks and
audits of actual progress claimed, and supporting the verification of payment
milestones claimed as achieved.
Provide an ind ependent view of project status and progress trends and input into
schedule risk analysis. At key points in the project conduct in depth reviews into the EPC
contractor schedule outlook and prepare an independent schedule outlook
assessment
Identify and mo nitor status of any owner / PMC team activities, preparing focus
schedules to assist in coordinating owner activities (eg. major design review
schedule), to avoid potential delays to the EPC contractor as a result of owner
activities.
Review and challenge the EPC -contractor‘s assessment of the schedule imp act of
changes, or third party delays.
Monitor contractor’s development of construction turno ver, pre -commissioning,
commissioning / start up / performance testing schedules eg Flour, KBR, Da ewoo
Bechtel, Worley Parson & including FEED Engineering.
Maintain commercial and contractual awareness, expediting weekly and monthly
progress reports to the Sadara Board (Dow / Aramco) and providing regular
forecasting of project schedule including key milestones to the Directorate (Dow /
Aramco)

Dec 12 to March 13 HCL India/UK (MS Project)
Global Implementation Planner
Assist Project Managers in creating project plans for the transition from current
service provider to own services division.
Communicat ion with colle agues in global locations also with 3rd party suppliers and
partners in those locations.
Create plans for each Geo region APAC, UK & Europe, South Africa, Brazil and Chile.
Providing governance on PMO procedures in accordance with company sta ndards
Create Management reports on Plan development status, Completion status of HLAs and
HLDs, BOM development, Commercial and Technical Gaps Status, Risk & Issue review,
RAID Register completion status, Facilities Build and Financial

April 12 to Nov 12 Gazprom (P6 /MS Project)
Lead Planning Engineer
Create, build, monitor and maintain plans including schedules, costs, resources,
dependencies working with all levels of PM experience and seniority.
Report against plans to defined standards.
Support in creating the sta ndards / project plan templates
Assess impact of change through analysis of plans and portfolio
Create adhoc, what -if scenario plans at short notice
Contribution to creation of company tailored best practice PM methodology and
governance proc esses
Proactiv e support to PMO/PMs on management of resources, risk, issues, dependencies
based on plan impacts Provide initial level of historical plan analysis (e.g. analyse plan
slippage, reasons for slippage, avg slippage of go -live, avg time between gates, etc.)
Co nfidence in working with and planning for project and programme managers who
have different requirements and ideas
Implementation of Project Server 2010 (EPM)

Jan 12 to April 12 Alstom Grid (MS Project)
Lead Planning Engineer
Transformer Sw ap out on Heys ham, Torness and Hinkley Nuclear Power Stations
Prepare requests for project proposals and business cases and conduct all necessary
meetings to facilitate production of required levels of information for each stage.
Leadership on all phase s of project plans to ensure on -time completion within
budget.
Construct and develop project plans and objectives; identify resources needed,
develop schedules and methods for measuring results.
Assemble and coordinate project team members ; assigns indi vidual responsibilities.
Plan and oversee the preparation and dissemination of project communications.
Communicate with project sponsors, functional area managers and/or consultant
regarding status of specific projects.
Produce project report s for the proj ect sponsor , senior management and PMO
Support design and implementation of project/programme methodology, portfolio
analysis processes and PMO development.
Manage and maintain strong working relationships with all project suppliers both
int ernal and exte rnal to ensure optimum performance

Feb 11 – Jun 11 AB Sweden (MS Project / P6)
Lead Planner Northland
Kaunisvaara Iron Ore Project, Pajala, Sweden, ($1 billion project value), Working
for Turner & Townsend, as a member of Northlands Project Controls Team
Overall responsib ility for establishment and monitoring of the Master EPC
Implementation Schedule; encompassing Central Ore Processing Plant & supporting
Civil /Infrastructure work packages (dykes, dams, conveyors, haul and access roads
System) for Implementation phase.
Sept 10 – Nov 2010 EDF Networks
PMO Planner
Responsible for delivering change, transformation and integration programmes coordinating
activities across multiple projects and work streams, Programme Office management,
governance and sup port. Strong financial and commercial acumen, effective at planning
(P3e P6 EPM) and budgeting. Risk & Quality Management. Benefits tracking. Communication
skills. Accustomed to working at a senior and influential level. Able to establish immediate
impact and credibility. Stron g negotiation and influencing skills. Results focused balanced by
a consultative style of approach. Principal accountabilities and associated deliverables
Establish the PMO planning standards and procedures, Establish required control s and
governance. Defi ne reporting requirements, RAID Management, Financial control PMO
Assurance, Track project delivery, Coordinate weekly status reporting/MI, Help coordinate
RAID Management, Financial Management against change plan, Highlight any issue s/risks to
senior mana gement, Quality Assurance (budget £5.4 Billion)

April 08 – to Sept 2010 EON (P6 / MS Project)
Nuclear Power Senior Programme Planner
• Senior Planner on the build of 6 new Nuclear Power Plants Oldbury UK,
Germany and Fennovoima Finl and
• Planning with the project team to define the project requirements, schedule
objectives and to develop the Integrated Master Schedule
• Provide analysis and results to the project team by reporting schedule progress,
performance, variances, forecasts, eva luating risks, perform ing “what -if” analys is;
and Integrated Master Schedule control by assisting the project team to manage
change to the Integrated Master Schedule which includes baseline change control
• Created and maintaining detailed Integrated Master Schedule Develop work
breakdown structures
• Prepare, manage and report upon the integrated plan. and EPC contractual Plans
• Define and prepare regular status reports and forecasts for project management and
client review
• Maintaining the current and baseline schedules, analyse the effect of proposed
changes and maintain the baseline change control authorisation process

Liaising with contract Project Engineering and other project team personnel to ensure
the necessary information is made available to prepare the required plans.
Pro gress analysis and productivity reporting, Attendance at project meetings to
support the EPM plan. Evaluating critical path activities and providing “early warning”
inform ation for management decisions. Review and analyse schedules su bmitted by
contractors
Analysis and reporting on productivity and trends Production and submission of
weekly and monthly status reports showing overall achievements
Coordination with internal/external specialists and technical staff and Government
Agencies , archiving actual sch edule achievements for estimating future similar projects
Inform the GPM of changes to the project schedule following receipt of the technical
plan updates through weekly scheduling meetings with the subject area construction
managers .
Support of the subje ct area construction managers in the updаtеof plans and the
analysis of effects in appointment postponements.
Management and housekeeping of the Integrated Master Schedule (EPM P3e P6)
software package (budget £18 Billion)
Driving out the effort, WP plan delivery, Overall EPM delivery, Resources , Clear
deliverables, Checkpoints , Signoffs , Milestones for managing against and Stage
Planning.

April 05 – Nov 05 Euro -control – Brussels (OPX)
Programme Management Support
Ensured weekly progress reports on all current live projects were delivered promptly to
the Director of EATM
Manage resource provision across a portfolio of projects.
Implemented, maintained and updated EATM Solution Delivery office procedures,
processes, standar ds and templates

Jul 04 – Oct 04 Directline Insurance (MS Project)
Programme Planner
Interfaced with Directline and Churchill Testing areas with regard to consolidating Business
As Usual applications which spread across both companies after the amalgamat ion of the 2
companies and for compatibility with the parent company (Royal Bank of Scotland).

Mar 03 – Jul 04 Network Rail (Railtrack) (P6)
Network Project Planner
Secondment to Bombardier transportation working on London Underground project, which
enco mpassed the refurbishment and build of 75 trains. New Track and also leading Edge
Signalling equipment, with overall budget of £3.9 billion.

Oct 02 – March 03 Transco UK / IBM (P6)
Programme Planner (Contract)
Responsible for the maintenance, update, and tracking of progress, resources and
costs against the Programme and Project plans on a Mobilisation and Asset Repository
Programme.

Sept 01 - June 02 Irdeto Access BV (Holland) (OPX)
Programme Planner
• Successful completion of client projects, on time, in scope, an d on budget
• Applied and Managed formal Project / Programme Office management skills and
techniques on a Conditional Access (scrambling) either using satellite or cable
mediums of an existing projects
• Mentored clients on Project/Programme managem ent techniq ues
• Used Prince and Prince 2, MS Project
• Leadership of small teams of IA consultants and engineers on client engagements
• Leadership of teams of client / 3rd party resources on client engagements
• Provided timely, clear, concise proposals and deli verables wi th minimum direction
• Involved in business development activities which included client relationship
management
• Participation in team meetings, actively contributing ideas and providing follow up
communication
• Compiled and delivered effective presentations.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
US Football, Soccer, Cricket, Swimming, Rugby and Computer Games especially flight
simulations and strategy games and I’m a keen herpetologis t.