Senior Project Planner

Role Purpose

• As a Senior Project Planner, you will play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. Providing advice, support and clear communication of fact-based answers to key management questions which will aid in intelligent and effective decision making, and must escalate and flag internally to the Lead Planner (& Planning & Risk Manager) immediately where there is risk to my client. Key Functions of the Senior Project Planner
• Provide a high quality of service to the project manager
• Managing, mentoring and providing guidance to Planners / Juniors as required depending
• Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements
• Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager
• Support in client schedule negotiations
• Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team
• Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates
• Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager
• Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2 / 3 weeks
• Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis Senior Project Planner Responsibilities
• In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows :
• Point of contact for the Project Manager for all project related planning issues
• Develop Schedule’s and Histograms for Bid Support as required by the Lead Planner
• Review Contract documentation concerning Schedule and Reporting Requirements and ensure that they are met
• Facilitate Planning Meetings where required
• High level labour load of Target Schedule to be completed and S-Curve to be produced
• Submit the Schedule and S-curve (& all subsequent schedules) for review and approval to the Lead Planner
• Negotiation strategy to be developed to deal with main contractor schedule risk – influence favourable outcome to KGE
• Organize with my clients PM & attend meeting with Main Contractor / CMT to negotiate and agree optimum build schedule – minute and circulate
• Revise / Develop and add agreed level of detail to schedule
• Assist Main Contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule
• Ensure that the schedule is “Labour Loaded” and aligned with the Commercial Department Budgets – highlight any weeks where large progress is forecasted to PM’s, Lead Planner & Planning Manager
• Monitor package progress and efficiency (direct and subcontract) provide “estimate at completion” on labour man-hour spend in conjunction with the Commercial Team
• Compilation of and issuing of period progress reports (internal / external) General
• Look for new opportunities to improve service to “Internal Customers”
• Look for new opportunities to improve processes
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Information Security Management System (ISMS)