Job Description

Job title: Advisor Planning & Scheduling
Company: One of the leading mining companies
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Contract Length: 1 year

The purpose of this role is to lead, plan, organise, train and provide systematic guidance on the implementation and performance of planning and compliance activities in the functional unit in line with the company policies and procedures to achieve the department's objectives and targeted plan.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Creating Value (10%)

• Delivering the Project, Commercial Focus, Optimising & Sustaining Value
• Understand the project requirements and timing of milestones required.
• Assist the Senior Projects Planner with project level tasks relating to project scoping, time (MS Project), cost, quality, safety, design & documentation, stakeholder liaison, procurement, risk/Hazop studies, and progress reporting.
• Implement proposed changes to project & contract management systems to ensure compatibility and delivery of business needs
• Contribute to the development of RT scheduling practices.
• Maintain expertise in professional planning practices.
• Generic - Change Management
• Lead the team/individuals through change by understanding the principles and impact of that change, and acting accordingly

2. Aligning People (10%)

• Leading People, Business Focus Collaboration, Building Productive Stakeholder Relations
• Leverage broader organization and for value creation through sharing knowledge, skills, resources and experience
• Establish relationships by maintaining a relationship management system and nurturing a positive culture of excellent service.
• Understanding and building relationships with external parties that strengthen and sustain Rio Tinto's competitive advantage
• Generic - Managing self and others
• Manage own career by being accountable for one's behaviour, performance and development.
• Manage individual and team performance to achieve individual and organisation results.
• Grow capability and talent to meet current and future requirements
• Provide leadership through collaboration and Living the Values

3. Getting Results (80%)

• Protecting HS & E, Getting the Technology Right, Knowing the Business of Projects
• Update and maintain schedule data to ensure project design consistency and optimization, e.g., commonality of design and equipment, procurement of long lead Maintain data base of schedule metrics using global Rio Tinto Projects as information sources.
• Support the use/integration of project and contract management systems into the daily operation of the business and ensure systems are user friendly and align with current best practice.
• Administration of contracts including scope of works & tender/contract preparation, correspondence (preparation/responses, registers etc), attend & record contract meetings/outcomes, contract variations and payments, cost & schedule monitoring/progress reporting, works inspections (according to experience and training) close-out tasks.
• Performs project progress monitoring, including identifying critical activities and reviewing forecasts inline with progress achieved to date (trending the reality into the contractor forecasts)
• Integral in the project change management process and ensures that changes identified and or approved are modeled and or implemented within the current project schedule.
• Has a firm grasp on the process of cost control and can provide relevant schedule reviews and data checks as required during a project.

General Requirements:

• Undergraduate or equivalent or higher education obtained through degrees or diplomas from academic college or universities.
• Social Science, Society or relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years relevant experience, or otherwise the significant practical experience and on the job training.

if you are interested in this position, send your CV to gunbold@scc.mn or contact me at 9966-3800.