HVDC PDG Project Planner

Description

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

Requirements

• Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills
• Basic Cost management skills
• 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).
• Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
• Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes
• Primavera skills
• Able to drive project teams to control the project

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance