Victor Akinpelu
Birmingham
Summary
Experienced Project Planner with over five years' experience developing, maintaining and controlling programmes across complex, multidisciplinary infrastructure and delivery environments. Highly proficient in Primavera P6 and MS Project, with experience in baseline management, critical path analysis, progress updating, schedule forecasting, change control and programme risk. Experienced working with NEC contract requirements, supporting delivery, design, commercial, procurement, construction and site teams throughout the project lifecycle. Skilled in producing fully logic-linked programmes, look-ahead schedules, monthly programme packs, critical path analysis and performance reports, while engaging stakeholders to identify risks, resolve schedule issues and support informed project decisions. Strong communicator with the ability to translate complex programme interdependencies into clear actions and delivery priorities.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Infrastructure Project planner
EE Limited
06.2023 - Current
- Develop and maintain integrated project programmes in Primavera P6, covering design, procurement, logistics, construction and delivery activities throughout the project lifecycle.
- Establish and control robust baseline programmes aligned with agreed project scope, contractual requirements, key milestones and delivery objectives.
- Maintain fully logic-linked programmes, monitoring critical path activities, dependencies and milestone dates to identify emerging schedule risks and potential delays.
- Analyse the critical path and programme performance, advising project teams and stakeholders on schedule risks, potential impacts and appropriate corrective actions.
- Updated programmes to reflect actual progress, change events, schedule risks and opportunities, ensuring accurate forecasts of project completion.
- Work collaboratively with delivery, design, commercial, procurement and supply-chain teams, ensuring programme alignment and effective coordination across project activities.
- Reviewed and audited subcontractor and supplier programmes against master programme, identifying inconsistencies, missing logic, milestone conflicts and potential delivery risks.
- Produced monthly programme packs with progress updates, critical path analysis, four-week lookaheads, milestone reporting and programme variance information for project stakeholders.
- Support project controls through Earned Value Analysis, activity coding, performance reporting and schedule analysis, providing reliable information to support project and commercial decision-making.
- Conduct site visits to verify physical progress, using validated information to update Primavera P6 and ensure reported progress accurately reflects site delivery.
Project Planner/Scheduler
Capita
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Maintained and updated Primavera P6 programmes on a weekly and monthly basis, capturing progress and measuring performance against approved baselines.
- Monitored critical path activities and key dates against the baseline, identifying potential delays and communicating their impact to the project team and client.
- Analysed schedule trends, deviations and slippage, recommending corrective actions, recovery strategies and programme realignment.
- Supported engineers and project teams in developing work-package programmes, ensuring activities, dependencies and key milestones reflected planned delivery.
- Managed programme requirements per NEC contract provisions, ensuring effective programme control throughout project lifecycle.
- Produced short-term look-ahead programmes, critical path reports, milestone reports, and schedule variance reports to enable delivery planning and performance monitoring.
- Led Monthly Progress Review Meetings, presenting programme status, critical path movement, key risks, milestones, and required actions to inform project stakeholders.
- Worked closely with Project Managers, engineers, commercial teams and site personnel to maintain programme alignment and resolve schedule conflicts.
- Developed weekly logistics and delivery plans based on work location and activity type to support effective sequencing of site activities.
- Supported variations and compensation events through schedule impact analysis, providing planning information for commercial submissions and change control.
Junior Planner
Brij Logis
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Maintained project schedules, milestone trackers and action logs, ensuring programme information remained accurate and up to date.
- Monitored project progress and prepared weekly and monthly programme reports, ensuring timely updates for stakeholders.
- Tracked milestones, dependencies and planned dates, escalating potential schedule risks to facilitate proactive risk management.
- Collected and validated progress information from site teams and contractors to support accurate programme updates and reporting.
- Assisted with identifying schedule variances, risks and issues, contributing to corrective actions and recovery planning.
- Supported the preparation of short-term look-ahead programmes, providing visibility of upcoming activities and delivery requirements.
- Supported the Project Manager with day-to-day planning, programme coordination and project controls across delivery activities.
- Attended project progress meetings, recording actions, decisions and programme-related follow-ups.
- Maintained project documentation, programme records and reporting information, supporting compliance with project procedures.
- Supported the wider planning team with programme coordination, reporting and project controls, developing practical experience in project planning and delivery.
Education
Master of Science - Manangement
University of South Wales
01-2023
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Osun State University
01-2019
Skills
- Primavera P6 & MS Project
- Asta Powerproject
- Baseline management
- Schedule analysis
- Schedule risk strategies
- NEC programme requirements
- Performance reporting
- Milestone planning
- Programme assurance
- Project controls
- Stakeholder coordination
- Programme development
Timeline
Infrastructure Project planner
EE Limited
06.2023 - Current
Project Planner/Scheduler
Capita
04.2022 - 06.2023
Junior Planner
Brij Logis
04.2021 - 04.2022
Master of Science - Manangement
University of South Wales
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Osun State University