Planning Manager

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Major Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage comprehensive project schedules using Primavera MSP & P6, ensuring compliance with standards.

• Perform schedule development duties to include establishing the work breakdown structure (WBS), determining the work activity duration, establishing the proper workflow logic ties across all phases, including Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.

• Ensure all activities are logically linked and aligned with the project deliverables, project execution plan and contracting strategy.

• Update, maintain, and revise monthly and weekly schedules and reports.

• Perform critical path analysis and implement strategies to prevent project delays.

• Develop and implement an earned value system (EVM) that accurately measures project work progress and performance.

• Identify and explain variances between current schedule, plan, earned value & forecasts and communicate these clearly to the project team. These will include key performance indicators such as Earned Value, Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index.

• Identify key dependencies and assess project risks to develop mitigation strategies.

• Collaborate with Project Managers and key stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and resource requirements.

• Prepare detailed lookahead programs and communicate with the key stakeholders.

• Candidate must be conversant with Delay Analysis techniques.

• Identify potential schedule risks and incorporate risk mitigation strategies, including quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis.

• Implement and manage change control processes in the schedule to adjust Performance Measurement Baselines (PMB) for scope or schedule variations.

• Produce forecasts of total project costs, annual costs, and monthly cash flow costs and provide variance reviews and explanations.

• Carry out an earned value and project performance analysis of the project on a periodic basis.

• Monitor, control and study the project cost and schedule information, identify variances and bring these to the attention of the Project Manager with possible alternatives. Prepare specific reports to facilitate challenge and evaluation to meet the project’s specific needs.

• Produce and issue cost reports to the client and project team, including key project indicators.

• Develop, manage, revise, and update integrated detailed project schedules including all phases of project execution.

• Proactively analyze project schedules including comparing cost/resource curves to actuals, tracking float consumption, and changing order impact analysis to ensure compliance with contract requirements.

• Support Project managers proactively raising early warnings and preparing change orders to be submitted to the clients and updates to project controls specific documents.

Domain Skillsets:

• Experience of working in Process, Manufacturing & Production Industry, Energy, Infrastructure and Transportation sector similar projects will be preferred.

• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts.

• In-depth technical skills related to planning, scheduling, monitoring, and project controls.

• Prior planning/scheduling experience in EPC projects.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.

• Knowledge of NEC3/NEC4 & FIDIC contracts and their impact on scheduling and claims is a plus.

• Hands on experience in MS Project / Primavera or any other planning tool.

Qualifications & Certifications:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 11–15 years of relevant experience bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

• A master’s degree in project management or equivalent is a plus.

• Chartered status / Professional certifications (e.g., MAPM, Prince 2 practitioner, PMP, MRICS) is an added advantage.

What We Can Offer You:

• Varied, interesting and meaningful work.

• Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves.

• An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs:

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Additional Information:

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