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)