Project Planner
We are a specialist Project Management Consulting company looking for the full-time services of an experienced Project Planner, based on site. Own transport, willing to travel extensively, work at HQ and on-site. Challenging opportunities in mega projects environments.
Main Purpose of Role
- To develop, progress and report the schedule status of the project and proactively assist and support the PM to deliver the project objectives and to report on the project status.
- The planner undertakes the initial and ongoing detailed forward planning for the project in support of the PM.
Duties & Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include:
- Progress measurement on the project with support and feedback to PM/Construction Manager/Team.
- Master schedule - prepare, issue and maintain.
- Review milestones, and overall completion timetable together with project scope at award to identify any anomalies or inconsistencies.
- Develop the work breakdown structure (WBS) and integrate the code of accounts with the WBS.
- Identify key critical constraints and interfaces.
- Establish key milestone dates in agreement with the PM.
- Establish productivity norms, time standards, and progress measurement criteria for all disciplines in liaison with project controls.
- Develop the basis of schedule (BoS) and/or schedule management plan for approval by the PM.
- Identify the critical path(s) and near-critical paths in the project implementation schedule (PIS).
- Report slippages and gains against the baseline schedule.
- Monitor, control, and report the status of free and total float in the schedule.
- Evaluate and integrate contractor's and supplier's schedules and report findings to the PM, CM, and project engineer.
- Where required, assist the construction manager to implement shutdown schedules.
- Provide input and review proposed change management time implications and document the result. Manage approved changes in the schedule.
- Attend project and contract kick-off, progress, cost control, and planning meetings and manage changes in the schedule.
- Review the schedule portions of the contractor's extra work claims and prepare details for discussion and/or inclusion in any response.
- Assist project controls to produce management reports and monthly status reports.
- Prepare and submit planning data for the project close-out report and progressive learning (lessons learned).
- Ensure that all plans and schedules are prepared and executed in accordance with the Company's planning standards.
- Understand reporting and drawing up S-curves.
Desired Experience & Qualification
Knowledge, skills and experience:
- Expert knowledge of and competence in the use of MS Project.
- Expert knowledge of MS Office.
- Project planning experience in multi-discipline mining, minerals and petrochemical processing projects and studies.
- Site planning experience in multi-discipline mining and minerals processing projects and studies.
- EPC / EPCM experience in either a consulting or construction contractor environment.
- 5 - 8 years relevant experience considered essential to meet the demands of this position.
- Qualifications (preferential):
- PMI SP (Scheduling Professional) / PMI PMP (Project Management Professional).
- Relevant qualification in Mechanical Engineering and/or Project Management/Planning or similar.
- CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management).
Package & Remuneration
Personal attributes:
- Flexible and adaptable and energetic.
- Strong team player.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
- Attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of the outputs.
- Analytical thinker.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
- Knowledge of project processes to be able to develop a project schedule independently for review.
- Effective use of planning software MS Projects.
- Fully computer literate with respect to Microsoft Office software.
- Good report writing skills.
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