Senior Planner

SUMMARY:
Senior Planner with extensive experience in the mining and minerals industry on large capital projects, including projects in remote locations and other countries, in particular third world countries.

POSITION INFO:

Main Purpose of Role:

• To develop, progress and report the schedule status of the project and proactively assist and support the PM to deliver the project objectives and to report on the project status.
• Work on either a single major project or provide planning support to a number of smaller projects and studies to compile and co-ordinate the smooth running of the project schedule.
• The planner undertakes the initial and ongoing detailed forward planning for the project in support of the PM.
• The planner will work in a manner that supports and enhances the companies values of:
• Delivering on promises;
• Developing full potential;
• Doing the right thing.
• Knowledge of project processes to be able to develop a project schedule independently for review.
• Effective use of planning software both Primavera and MS Projects
• Fully computer literate with respect to Microsoft Office software
• Good report writing skills
• Communication and teamwork

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide support and inform the PM and construction manager (CM) in respect of progress measurement on the project.
• Prepare, issue and maintain the master schedule of the project.
• Review the bid milestones and overall completion timetable in conjunction with the project scope at award and identify any anomalies or inconsistencies.
• In collaboration with the project team and all other participants, develop the work breakdown structure (WBS) and integrate the code of accounts with the WBS.
• In consultation with the project team, identify key critical constraints and interfaces.
• Establish key milestone dates in agreement with the PM.
• Establish productivity norms, time standards and progress measurement criteria for all disciplines in liaison with project controls.
• Develop the basis of schedule (BoS) and / or schedule management plan for approval by the PM.
• Set up the interface between the schedule and the applied company / project system (if required).
• Ensure that commissioning considerations are established and catered for in the project program during program baseline development.
• Identify the critical path(s) and near critical paths in the project implementation schedule (PIS). Report slippages and gains against the baseline schedule.
• Monitor, control and report the status of free and total float in the schedule.
• Evaluate and integrate contractor’s and supplier’s schedules and report findings to the PM, CM and project engineer.
• Where required, assist the construction manager to implement shutdown schedules.
• Provide input and review proposed change management time implications and document the result. Manage approved changes in the schedule.
• Attend project and contract kick off, progress, cost control and planning meetings and manage changes in the schedule.
• Review the schedule portions of contractor’s extra work claims and prepare details for discussion and/or inclusion in any response.
• Assist project controls to produce management reports and the monthly status reports.
• Prepare and submit planning data for the project close out report and progressive learning (lessons learned).
• To undertake peer reviews of schedules produced by other planners upon instruction by the planning manager.
• Ensure that all plans and schedules are prepared and executed in accordance with the Company’s planning standards.

Qualifications:

• PMI SP (Scheduling Professional)
• AACE PSP (Planning and Scheduling Professional)

Desirable:

• PMI PMP (Project Management Professional)
• CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Expert knowledge of and competence in the use of Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Expert knowledge of MS Office
• Project planning experience in multi-discipline mining and minerals processing projects and studies
• Site planning experience in multi-discipline mining and minerals processing projects and studies
• EPC / EPCM experience in either a consulting or construction contractor environment
• 5 - 8 years’ relevant experience considered essential to meet the demands of this position.

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