Senior Project Planner

The Planner is responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that Hatch procedures and best practices are applied, as appropriate, and recommending changes to the Project Controls Manager where required. Responsible for developing and maintaining the project master schedule to meet the project objectives.
Managing the planning resources allocated to the project by leading and directing Planners/ Schedulers and subordinates so that they are motivated and have access to the required resources in order to meet the work objectives set for them. Manage and mentor planning/ scheduling team to ensure that staff has an understanding of what is expected of them and has the necessary skills to execute the requirements. Identification training and development requirements for staff and ensure skills development takes place.

As a Successful Candidate, You Will

A strong personal commitment to safety
Personal responsibility for safety incident reporting
Behavioral-based safety ethos to be embraced
Personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and thereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained
Familiarization with Hatch safety processes, protocols and procedures.
FEL 3 data verification and project set-up
Project master schedule development
Using progress reports (early and late curves) and project schedule (level 3 baseline); maintain, optimize and monitor progress. Identify and resolve issues
Develop FEL4 level 3 commissioning schedule
Analyze contractor level 4 schedule and provide recommendations.
Project Schedule Monitoring and updates
Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
Maintain and optimize schedule, monitor progress, highlight and resolve schedule issues
Generate all progress curves
Develop and maintain commodity and resource profile
Extract and publish four-week look ahead schedule
Monitor slippages and critical and near critical paths and discuss with Project Controls Manager for resolution
Establish all equipment/ material and contractor ROS (Required on Site) dates
Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and vendor and contractor milestone dates
Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of the vendors and contractors with respect to their schedule commitments.
Project Trend and change management
Project progress measurement and earned value

You bring to the role
Essential
Qualifications and Experience

Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience
Two to four years’ relevant experience in managerial position supported by five to eight years’ experience as a planner in a multi discipline project environment
Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment
Knowledge of the estimating and tendering processes
Knowledge in the use of Primavera Project Planner P6
Technical overview of work methods and techniques
Risk management principles
Good knowledge of project management principles
Knowledge of forms of contract will be a definite advantage.

Preferred

Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication
Computer literacy (MS Office package)
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Planning and organizing
Problem solving and mitigating skills
Presentation skills.