Company Overview
MDT Foods cc t/a MDT Technical Placements is recruiting for an experienced Senior Planner to join our growing Project Services team in Cape Town. This role will suit a self-motivated team player who is passionate about leveraging their previous experience and expertise to take their career to the next level.
Reporting to the Senior Controls Manager , the Senior Planner will be a key support to our study and/or project teams. This position will be responsible for executing and monitoring the project schedule, as well as providing up-to-date data to assist with the management of project activities to the highest quality, in line with Company, Client and regulatory requirements.
Desired Experience & Qualification
The tasks you'll perform
- Establish Project schedules of each phase of the project including project development, planning approvals, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, transport, construction and commissioning.
- Read and interpret all typical design deliverables such as flow sheets, P&ID’s drawings, equipment lists and other data required to prepare and maintain a Project Schedule.
- Support the Project team to prepare the Project Schedules and provide up-to-date data to assist with the management of project activities to the highest quality.
- Respond immediately to change to ensure projects are completed on time in accordance with the contractual scope of work and services.
- Analyse scope changes and schedule trends and recommend actions or alternate execution options to improve schedule or mitigate delays.
- Confirm all implementation approaches and controls are reasonable in their establishment and are met throughout the project.
- Evaluate project progress to ensure that it is meeting budgetary and deadline objectives.
- Recognise progress concerns and report immediately to the Project Managers to ensure projects are completed within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
The expertise you'll bring
- 10+ years planning experience in mineral processing/construction projects.
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to and/or proficiency in the use of specific, relevant proprietary software packages.
- Ability to prepare accurate, detailed schedules and reports to meet strict project deadlines.
- High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of Project Planning and Management.
- Aptitude in building and sustaining positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and colleagues.
- Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.
- A self-starter who can readily adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Package & Remuneration
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