HVDC PDG Project Planner

Description

• Ensure functional owners sign off on commitments and are made accountable for their date
• Develops and maintains the single project schedule representing the entire project by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project
• Generates “what if” scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility
• Provides contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters
• Ensure proper linkages in schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties
• Develop tender schedules using the established tools and processes and challenges the team to ensure schedule risk is managed with a balance of competitive offering aligned to historical performance
• Provide and communicate regular status reporting
• Work collaboratively with other overall project planning team to ensure optimal alignment of schedule with overall schedule
• Delivers a high quality schedule aligned with global standards to ensure project is accurately represented
• Drives regular operating rhythm with project team to review schedule status and operating rhythm
• Provides schedule analysis to forecast schedule risk and opportunities using available tools and experience
• Provides look ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive the project priorities
• Challenges functional owners on forecast completion dates to ensure dates are realistic
• Provides strategies to mitigate risks
• Drives functional owners to mitigate risks and follows up with functional owners on risk mitigation actions
• Maintains schedule thru the entire project obtaining inputs from all project contributors

Requirements

• This role requires basic experience in the Engineering/Technology & Program Management. Knowledge level is comparable to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college ( or a high school diploma with relevant experience).
• Able to drive project teams to control the project
• Primavera skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills
• Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes
• Basic Cost management skills

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance