Site Planner/scheduler

-Develop and maintain the project schedule in accordance with Grid scheduling guidelines
-Develop and implement scheduling tools, methods, and process in accordance with Grid scheduling guidelines
-Implement Integration of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning schedules into the overall schedule
-Manage schedules interfaces with contractors, and subcontractors.
- Provide timely updates of contract schedules through project execution and/or functional groups as required.
-Monitor schedule performance, give warnings to anticipate any deviation and propose corrective action plan to fit the baseline schedule (provide scenarios or "what-if analysis" to optimize the schedule).
-Implement and timely update project time scheduling KPIs and Reports (including S-curves, progress and Planning Review reports...), as per contract and internal requirements.
-Organize/lead timely Planning Reviews with the project team, to share all schedules issues and define/validate mitigation plan.
-Keeps an as-built schedule depicting a comparison of the original baseline versus the actual execution identifying project-specific reasons for contractually sensitive deviations
-Manage project resources and workload throughout the Time Schedule
 
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:
 
-12Years Post Qualification Experience.
-HND, B.Sc in Engineering or related areas of study
-Professional Qualification i.e. COREN, MNSE, MNIQS, RQS.
-Previous technical experience as a Planner/Scheduler  in Oil and Gas industry
-Project control functions related to life-cycle schedule planning, creation, execution, control and maintenance for a portfolio of projects.
-Experience in EPC projects
-Transmission and distribution experience
SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
-Good knowledge of planning tools (MS Project and/or Primavera).
-Skilled in the use of Material Requirements Planning (MRP)Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, PowerPoint, Word, as well as SharePoint
-Knowledge of project material management.
-CPM (Critical Path Method) Scheduling
-Ability of WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
-Communication skills
-Strong administrative and organizational skills
-Ability to make productive decision
-Strong understanding of business processes and functional inter-relationships.
-Ability to project job growth
-Knowledge of project material management
CIRCUMSTANCES
-Overtime work hours
-Ability to comprehend extensive work operations and -schedules.
-Camp living