Oluwale Ojobe
Project Planner with 5+ years of experience
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About
I am a Project Planner with 5+ years of experience delivering project planning, scheduling, resource forecasting, and project controls support across engineering, rail, infrastructure, telecommunications, manufacturing, and oil & gas sectors. Experienced in supporting complex multidisciplinary projects from pre-construction through execution and handover within regulated and safety-critical environments. I am an advanced user of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project with strong capability in critical path analysis, earned value management, cost and resource loading, NEC3/NEC4 contract environments, and integrated master scheduling.
My passion lies in providing programme insights, challenge and recovery recommendations to Project Managers and senior stakeholders enabling critical thinking and informed decisions. I am accustomed to KPIs for monitoring project performance, manage schedule risks, and deliver accurate progress reporting to enable successful project delivery. I am also committed to continuous professional development and to maintain my professional reputation by delivering value to clients and expanding footprint within client as a planner with management consultant capabilities.
Experience
Engineering Project Planner - ALSTOM
(2022-11)
- Develop and maintain pre-construction, baseline, target, and live project programmes across rail and infrastructure projects.
- Create integrated master schedules covering design, procurement, logistics, manufacture, installation, testing, and delivery activities.
- Conduct critical path analysis, schedule risk assessments, variance analysis, and recovery planning to support programme performance.
- Produce monthly progress reports, including earned value analysis, schedule variance reporting, slippage analysis, and KPI dashboards.
- Support resource planning and cost forecasting through resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules.
- Coordinate and integrate supplier and subcontractor programmes into master schedules to ensure delivery alignment.
- Facilitate programme updates, change control, and schedule revisions in line with project delivery strategies.
- Support client and stakeholder reporting through programme analysis, progress updates, and performance reviews.
- Utilise Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project to maintain programme controls, reporting accuracy, and forecast project outcomes.
- Support delivery within NEC contract environments and highly regulated, safety-critical sectors, including rail and nuclear infrastructure.
Project Planner - Consultant J-Link Solution Limited (Ericsson)
(2021-09 - 2022-11)
- Led planning activities for national telecommunications infrastructure rollout projects.
- Developed and maintained project schedules, tracking progress against baseline milestones.
- Managed subcontractor programme integration and monitored schedule deviations.
- Maintained project risk registers and supported development of mitigation and recovery programmes.
- Produced monthly reports including resource forecasts, progress tracking, and cost-loaded schedules.
- Reviewed contractor submissions and validated baseline programme information.
- Supported governance compliance and permit coordination activities.
Project Planner - Euston Taylor Limited
(2020-06 - 2021-08)
- Developed and maintained construction programmes from concept through handover phases.
- Monitored project progress and produced regular reporting for project delivery teams.
- Coordinated with suppliers and contractors to ensure programme integration and milestone achievement.
- Produced look-ahead schedules, resource histograms, and S-curve performance reports.
- Conducted critical path analysis and communicated key delivery risks to stakeholders.
- Updated baseline programmes and aligned schedules with delivery strategies during project execution.
- Supported logistics and delivery planning activities to minimise programme slippage.
Education
MSc - Supply Chain Management - Coventry University
BSc - International Business - Coventry University
