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Senior Project Planner Jobs in Greenstone Hill, Gauteng, South Africa at SENET
Title: Senior Project Planner
Company: SENET
Location: Greenstone Hill, Gauteng, South Africa
OVERVIEW / PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The senior project planner will report to the specific project manager in a line management structure and to the planning lead in a functional reporting matrix.
The project planner will be responsible for developing overall project execution schedules and manage the project deliverables against the approved baseline schedule.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop, maintain, review, and manage detailed project execution schedules, inclusive of resource loading when required.
- Prepare, issue and maintain the master schedule of the project including the updated planned vs. actual progress curves.
- Set work program and target milestones for each phase / discipline based on the master project execution schedule.
- Develop the work breakdown structure (WBS) in collaboration with the project team.
- Develop the basis of schedule (BoS) and / or schedule management plan (SMP) for approval by the PM.
- Progress and critical path management
- Management of corrective actions and schedule recommendations
- Fabricator, supplier, and construction contractor schedule management
- Assist in recovery plans with contractors.
- Assist with project schedule claims.
- Identify and report on schedule risk.
- Identify progress slippage and establishes means and methods for recovery, as well as new critical activities.
- Weekly and monthly schedule reports
- Report writing and presentations for management review.
- Interface management between departments
- Candidates will need to demonstrate a clear level of planning control, governance and reporting with previous experience to confirm their understanding and ability to deliver.
- Dependency management within project plans to ensure schedule Integration, identification of issues and suggestion of solutions.
- Participate in project meetings and discussions with the project team as required.
- Good attention to detail, methodical and must have a systematic approach to work.
REQUIREMENTS:
QUALIFICATION
- Relevant Primavera P6 Professional Advance Rel 17 or higher certification (advantageous but not required)
- Relevant MS Projects certification (advantageous but not required)
- PMI-SP Qualification (advantageous but not required)
EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 10 years of project execution planning
- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a planner on EPCM engineering projects
- Minimum 3 years spent on site during the construction phase of the project.
- Excellent in Planning software, including MS Projects and Primavera
SKILLS, QUALITIES, AND ABILITIES
- Solid understanding of resource loading within the MS Projects and Primavera environment
- Understanding of project histograms development and interpretation
- Solid understanding of engineering principles, disciplines, and deliverables
- Experienced in multi-disciplinary engineering and construction management.
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Good report writing skills.
- Accuracy
- Understanding of commercial terms and conditions
- Understanding of contract writing and the implementation thereof within a project life cycle
- Well-developed computer literacy specifically: Excel; Word; Microsoft Dynamics, Primavera and Projects
- Verbal and written communication
- Problem solving
- Good teamwork
- Responsibility