Will Russell

Raise awareness of the requirements and benefits of the planning process to 125 Project Managers. Co-ordinated the production of project plans for over 1,600 sites across the UK and overseas. Production and maintenance of plans for the main headquarters for each of the armed forces and Whitehall. Written and maintained Guidance Notes and laminated crib sheets for use by the PM’s. Manage a team of 8 planners. Responsible for the production of the Planning Standards that covered the whole of the project.

Actively managing the critical path - discussing risks and issues with the Team Leaders and instigating mitigating actions as appropriate Regular monitoring and reporting mechanisms to and from the Team Leaders led to accurate project status and responsive issue resolution Accurate planning - the original bid plan was completely revised to create a working 5 year plan, reflecting a new level of detail, an amended work breakdown structure, new budget structure, new logic and manufacturers’ timescales.

Project Manager - Managed multiple diverse clients using both in-house and professionally recognised project management methodologies. Client assignments included: CLSS (Continuous Linked Settlement Services) (19/2/01 – 12/4/02) and Spectra Site Transco (28/9/00 – 22/12/00)