Planner Scheduler

The Senior Planner is responsible for providing comprehensive project planning support through the engineering procurement construction and testing/commissioning phases using standard planning techniques.

Responsibilities:

Establishing monitoring and updating multiple project plans/schedules by:

• Developing detailed project schedules using standard coding and work breakdown structures;
• Understanding project scope and identifying tasks/activities;
• Sequencing work packages/activities and developing network models;
• Estimating activities duration;
• Developing schedule development plans and basis of schedule;
• Establishing critical path and total project duration;
• Preparing Level 1 2 and 3 project schedules by summarizing the detailed work schedules
• Performing schedule control by analyzing critical path planned value earned value schedule variance schedule performance indices and schedule risk analysis and recommending corrective actions
• Updating project schedules to reflect progress against project baseline and preparing management reports;
• Participate in the change management process with raising schedule deviations and schedule impacts to project changes

• In Depth understanding of the EPCM industry and practices;
• Comprehensive knowledge of practices and procedures involved in the planning function with a minimum of 15 years proven experience in the execution of complex projects in the metals sector; steel industry experience is preferred
• Hands on experience in planning and preparing logic diagrams critical path networks and bar charts with particular emphasis on detailed construction schedules;
• Ability to receive information from numerous sources and have excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• In depth experience with computer based scheduling systems (Primavera P6 Microsoft Project) and other computerized applications related to the work is essential;
• Fully familiar with resource allocation and levelling techniques as well as earned value analysis;
• Must possess sound judgement; strong analytical and interpersonal skills well developed organizational and administration skills verbal and written communication skills;
• Tact and diplomacy required when providing assistance and support regarding the preparation and analysis of project schedules;
• Ability to coordinate the efforts of others to accomplish objectives;
• Ability to develop coach and mentor a team of intermediate and junior planners.