Ian Barker

Background

About Ian Barker

An Experienced Project Planner (Construction/Engineering) currently working as a Senior Planner for TSL Ltd on the new Amazon Robotics Sortable (ARS) Warehouse at Melton West Business Park in Hull performing Live Project Programme monitoring, updating & reporting.My experience as a Project Planner in Construction spans over an 10 year period predominantly on large scale commercial schemes namely Amazon ARS Warehouse, Siemens Gamesa Wind Turbine Factories & Energy from Waste Power Plant Civils Schemes. Whilst other roles have encompassed Pre-Construction (Tender) Programmes and acting as Quality Manager in addition to my primary role at both Hobson & Porter and PDR Construction Limited.The majority of my Project Planning career was in the Project Management Delivery arena within Airport Baggage Handling Industry (Manufacturing & Engineering) with 13 years’ experience of working in a specialist and demanding role. Extensive experience of working to meet the needs of both clients and employer demands.I have an excellent mix of skills including Project and Programme Management, Project Controls, Change Control & Co-Ordination, Client and Stakeholder Interface, Project Documentation along with Continual Improvement of Project Processes and Methodology (QMS).On a more generic level I possess exceptional organisation and communication skills with the ability to converse verbally and electronically with positive results. I have developed and maintained excellent working relationships with colleagues who consider me to be a valuable member of a Team and also possess the ability to work in isolation when required. Accuracy is a fundamental requirement in my current role and I pride myself in being particularly vigilant in all aspects of recording and sharing data.Specialties: Project Planning & Scheduling, Resource Capacity Management, Numerous IT Skills, Microsoft Project, Asta PowerProject, Primavera P6, Work Breakdown Structures, Date Management, Quality Management Systems, Process Mapping, Project Process & Methodology, In-House ERP Software, Equipment Delivery Co-Ordination.