CROSSRAIL

JOB

Title of Post:

MEP Planning Engineer

Department:

Project Controls

Directorate:

Delivery

Reports to:

Project Business Manager

Date:

4/4/2011

DESCRIPTION

1. Purpose of the Job

To support the Business in preparing periodic progress reporting of Level 1 and Level 2
schedules. Supporting the project teams with all planning related activities associated with
the management of their contracts and reporting requirements. Participating and supporting
the project teams in project and programme planning and progress meetings. Identifying and
maintaining programme / project milestone and schedule interface activities.
2. Principal Accountabilities
Supporting the Business in relation to:
Performing and/or coordinating, collecting, verifying, and integrating the work scope for
all entities into the total project plan. Reviewing the representation of project scope in
schedules. Establishing the conceptual scope of schedule studies.

Preparing and analysing comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between the
projects. Performing productivity analysis of construction operations. Establishing the
productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with
Construction. Reviewing labour estimates for reasonableness.

Establishing milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviewing
project work activities in support of project milestones. Coordinating the timely,
systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.

Preparing and or reviewing schedule logic and duration changes in conjunction with the
project team to determine whether the schedules will adequately support the overall
project schedule and comply with NEC contractual processes. These processes include:
checking that plans are complete and reflect the contractual scope of work, time risk
allowances are clearly shown and in conjunction with other project team members
reviewing cost loading submissions.

Planning, coordinating, and establishing the level of quantification appropriate to the

objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty,
and designating reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities.
Reviewing completeness and reasonableness of quantities.

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Reviewing and evaluating schedule durations for all disciplines activities relative to the
support of project milestones. Supervising/directing the calculation of durations and other
considerations affecting activity durations.

Preparing and analysing comparisons of scope, quantity data between projects.

Developing bid evaluation schedule criteria and supporting bid evaluations. May
participate in discussions with vendors.

Planning, organising, and supervising schedule resource loading and analysis.

Coordinating development of all bulk commodity release and installation curves.
Integrating appropriate manpower requirements for each discipline/specialty relative to
the overall project needs. Determining quantity and manpower levels in support of the
project needs and schedule philosophy

Obtaining schedule information required by all disciplines. Identifying schedule restraints

and their effects on the total project schedule. Working with all departments to provide an
understanding of the total project schedule needs. Integrating all schedule activities.
Identifying schedule considerations and problems resulting from interdisciplinary or group
restraints and interfaces.

Verifying consistency with previous reports to facilitate compatibility. Issuing reports in

support of the programmes reporting processes.

Supporting development of scheduling standards and procedures. Compiling,

summarising, updating, and maintaining historical schedule data. Monitoring and
reporting the critical path and schedule performance of the total project.

Performing project schedule analysis and studying of problem areas to determine

criticality of schedule activities. Recommending alternatives for schedule improvement to
project team for discussion and/or decision.

Coordinating information input into specific studies. Integrating activities and total work
scope identification. Evaluating study results and recommending conclusions for project
team consideration and discussion. Supervising/directing project schedule staffing and
quantity reporting.

Preparing and presenting schedule impact reports. Leading the development and review
of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to
affect such plans.

Monitoring that schedule backup and historical archiving is carried out in accordance with
programme requirements.

Liaising with Contract Administration, Cost Engineering and other relevant functions in
the assessment of Compensation Events; especially where programme is impacted using
NEC 3 Option C contract.

Take reasonable care of your own and others health and safety and of those who may
be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for
working to the Crossrail Target Zero principles.

Co-operate with Crossrail in all matters relating to health and safety, including following
safe working procedures at all times.

Act as a role model for Crossrails vision and values, behaving in ways that are in
alignment with Crossrails Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too.

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Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with
colleagues.

Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never
knowingly put Crossrails information or information systems at risk.

3. Main Challenges of the Job

Supporting the Business in:

Providing support for the planning and scheduling processes that are required to
manage contracts and contractor schedules

Providing support for the programmes progress and reporting requirements

Maintaining up to date and accurate schedule interface requirements

Adhering to NEC contract processes for management of schedule data and

submissions

Maintaining an awareness of CRL Commitments and Undertakings and support

efforts to manage the requirements to avoid breach.

4. Dimensions & Interfaces (Internal and External)

Project Manager and Project Teams

Contractor Project Manager and Planning Staff

Area Programme Controls Leads

5. Person Specification

Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling

functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and
the home office.

Skilled in oral and written communication.

Working knowledge of PC operating systems, with proficiency in several basic

software applications.

Working knowledge of multiple discipline specific software applications such as

Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office Applications, for example.

Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over

time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

Show experience on previous projects of a detailed understanding of Contract

documents (drawings and specifications).

Previous experience of major rail/underground construction/refurbishment desirable.

Proven experience of construction methodology essential.

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Proven experience of Mechanical Electrical & Public Health (MEP) interrelationship

methodology essential and an understanding of MEP commissioning and handover
processes.

Signature of Job Holder(s): ............................................. Date: ...........................

Signature of Line Manager: ................................................. Date: ...........................

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