Project Planner

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Job Title:

Project Planner

Salary/rate:

Market Related

Position overview:

The Project Planner will be responsible for planning, scheduling and monitoring the construction of the project

Qualifications:

· A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering plus a PMP certification

· Shall have relevant accreditation, training and experience to fulfil this role

· Minimum five (5) year’s work experience leading a document control team on large-scale EPC projects.

Skills and Experience:

· Proficient in Project Management Software

· Well versed in MS word and Excel

· Strong project management skills

· Ability to manage multiple task

· Excellent communication skills and can collaborate effectively with cross functional teams

· Strong problem solving skills and ability to identify and mitigate schedule risks

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain project schedules
• Collaborate with project management team to develop detailed project execution plans.
• Conduct schedule analysis and identify critical path activities.
• Develop and maintain resource loaded schedules to ensure optimal resource allocation.
• Review and analyse project progress and provide regular reports to project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with site construction team to identify and mitigate schedule risks.
• Assist project management team in developing recovery plans for schedule delays.
• Provide technical support to project management team on all planning-related matters.
• Plan sequence of project operations for guidance of construction workers.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Review progress reports submitted by the Sub-Contractor.
• Prepare project progress reports for management team, Lenders & other stakeholders, as applicable.
• Monitor and analyse project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Oversee schedules and risk management plans and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Evaluate and analyse with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• support in select the most appropriate techniques and logical sequence of activities to complete project scope.
• Sets up alerts for all important contractual and milestone dates.