Job Description

The Planner Scheduler will support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting activities for one of our key clients. This role offers the opportunity to work with a dynamic team and contribute to the successful delivery of complex engineering and project execution initiatives.

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• Supports the maintenance of planning control structures in alignment with approved project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Support the maintenance of baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software.
• Assist with monitoring and controlling planning activities through all phases of project lifecycle
• Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, including third parties, to maintain awareness of project activities, their status, and their impact on the project
• Support preparation of project plans and schedules in accordance with project reporting requirements.
• Support preparation of project progress and performance status reports in accordance with project reporting requirements.
• Support preparation of updates to project plans and schedules
• Support preparation of updates to project manpower requirements
• Monitor overall project progress status, achievement of major milestones, and analyse project performance in relation to planned performance.
• Liaise with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets
• Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
• Participate in Project Controls Compliance and Continuous Improvement Reviews
• Assist in the delivery of schedules and plans where;
  • Project schedules are maintained in accordance with approved contract and project Work Breakdown Structure.
  • Project plans and schedules are issued in accordance with contract reporting calendar and on an as required basis.
  • All project schedules are fully logic linked and show the critical path and total float for all activities.
  • The project schedule is baselined at the time of approval by the client of funding for the project.
  • All project schedules contain resources in accordance with the corporate standards
  • Work packs delivery milestones are clearly identified within the project schedules.
  • A standard set of agreed milestones are maintained within both the schedule and the cost reporting database.

• Minimum 8 years' planning and scheduling experience in engineering, construction, or industrial brownfield projects, with at least 4 years in power generation or equivalent heavy industry
• Background in progress measurement, S-curve development, and earned value reporting for engineering and brownfield project delivery
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining Level 2/3 integrated master schedules across multiple concurrent workstreams using Primavera P6
• Certification in planning/scheduling tools is highly advantageous (Primavera P6 Certified Practitioner, MS Project)
• Project Management certification (PMP, PMI-SP) is an advantage
• Training in Earned Value Management (EVM) and CPM scheduling methodology preferred
• Experience in critical path analysis, schedule risk assessment, and float management across multi-discipline portfolio.
• Experience coordinating schedule inputs from multiple discipline leads and OEMs into a single integrated programme
• Knowledge of resource and cost-loaded scheduling is an advantage.