Senior Planning Manager

Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 160 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio in its core areas of rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, turnkey systems, intelligent traffic systems as well as related services. With digitalization, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. - Mobility Management, Turnkey Projects & Electrification, Mainline Transport, Urban Transport and Customer Services. They have the know-how to make road traffic flow more smoothly and quickly, make trains more environmentally friendly and efficient, make train schedules and freight shipments more reliable. We work with our customers to develop optimal solutions to help overcome their challenges. The Senior Planning Manager is the responsible for providing directions in compliance with the Projects Planning and Schedule, Progress Measurement Plans and Procedures. Area of Responsibilities - General Management and Project Control - Project organization and management - Construction Claims and Delays (amongst others, preparation of Extension of Time Claims) - People Management - Stakeholder management - Communication - Organization and management of project team - Communication and knowledge management - Compliance within the Project Main Tasks - Provides direction to the Project Regional organizations with respect to the implementation of Projects Planning and Schedule, Progress Measurement Plans and Procedures. - Supervises and responsible for Long Range and Strategic Planning activities for Projects including Major commodity demand forecasting and Manpower requirements. - Audits different projects to ensure that they are in compliance with the Projects Planning and Scheduling Plans and Procedures - Responsible for the update of Planning and Scheduling Procedures. - Responsible for generating Level 0 and Level 1 Master and Milestone Summary Schedules based on Regional inputs (with a team of planners reporting to him). - Assists Project Directors in providing independent evaluation/recommendations of Contractor Baseline Schedules. - Participates and monitors the Overall ownership of the Schedule Risk Analysis process, from establishing through delivery updates and reporting and serves as the primary reviewer of the projects’ Quarterly Schedule Risk Analysis Report. - Provides input to Sectors with respect to Asset and Infrastructure Development schedules during Initial stages. - Functional coordination with Sectors, Departments, as well as Project Delivery teams. - Building and developing a high-performance functional Planning team within the Projects Department for the development of Key programmes and to deliver Strategies. - Identifying and implementing the latest technologies, processes and systems. - Summarizes Program Level Reporting into concise and transparent Executive Management Reporting - Reviews Program Cost and Schedule Reports and compiles key information into Executive Level Reporting - Reviews Program Risk Registers and compiles key information into Executive Level Reporting - Provides direction to Project organization with respect to the implementation of Projects Planning and Schedule, Progress Measurement Plans and Procedures Experience & Knowledge required. - Comprehensive (deep and broad) professional know-how and experience in international railway projects. - At least 10 years of experience as Senior Planning Manager in large international projects (budget > €50MM). - Advance technical knowledge of IxL, ERTMS, and Centralized Traffic Control systems. Main line and mass transit systems with different grades of automation - International experience. Experience in global interaction with customers/partners/providers from multiple countries. - Degree in Engineering or equivalent. - Proficient spoken and written English - Travel required Soft Skills, Competences - Systematic use of know-how to solve complex problems. Demonstrates high professional judgement competence.. Impact on results in larger organization. - Excellent communication and negotiation skills. **Organization**: Siemens Mobility **Company**: Siemens Rail Automation S.A.U. **Experience Level**: Experienced Professional **Job Type**: Full-time