Senior Project Planner

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Turner & Townsend Full time
Company Description


Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request


Turner & Townsend is a quality driven, international construction and management consultancy recognised for the value and innovation we bring to every commission we undertake.

We are looking for a
Senior Project Planner / Senior Planner in our Johannesburg Office who is self-motivated and driven by the goal of establishing Turner & Townsend as the #1 Consultancy.

Reporting to the head of the business unit the individual will be responsible for delivering projects, securing new and maintaining existing clients and promoting the values of Turner & Townsend.

Our people are the key to our success and are our most important asset.

Senior Project Planner / Senior Planner you will join our mining unit to provide services that help our clients devise strategies to deliver successful business solutions.


Job Description:


The program scheduler is responsible for developing, managing and updating the project schedule, progress reporting, highlighting risk/ issues and review contractor schedule & reporting.

Senior Planner will be required to fulfil the following duties;

  • Develop, maintain, and update Level
  • Level 3 integrated project schedules in Primavera P6 Professional.
  • Develop Project Master Schedule and Project baseline schedule.
  • Prepare and continuously update the Basis of Schedule (BoS) documents to support the Baseline Schedule.
  • Coordinate with the Owners Team and Contractors to provide schedule inputs and obtain resource loading details for the schedule.
  • Schedule meetings with all Key Project Stakeholders to obtain accurate information for schedule development.
  • Keep all the planning, scheduling and progress data up to date to support the monthly project reporting, monthly progress meetings, and any audits conducted on the projects.
  • Conduct schedule quality analysis to ensure it complies with good scheduling practices.
  • Communicate with the Project Manager on receiving regular updates on Contractor activities.
  • Update the Project Master Schedule regularly to provide schedule update reports to the Key Project Stakeholders. Identify any areas of concern and forecast the latest dates for key milestones based on the current performance trends.
  • Provide the latest forecast dates to Project Controls for cost planning on the project.
  • Review and approve Contractors' schedules to be integrated into the master project schedule.
  • Review the performance against schedule baselines on a regular basis.
  • Participate in reviewing scope changes and the like; carrying out schedule impact analysis when required.
  • Assist Functional Leads on matters related to planning and scheduling issues.
  • Conduct / participate in the regular schedule and progress meetings;
  • Maintain schedule records required for the compilation of the final project closeout report; and
  • Act as the focal point for providing project feedback into the benchmarking and databases.
  • Provide inputs needed for Quantitative Risk Analysis and run "What
  • If" Analysis as per the project needs. This includes critical path analysis, 3point estimate, and risk mapping, continuously and proactively identify the time and costrelated risks, issues, and lessons learned arising throughout the project in their respective domains and immediately.
  • Report updates to the identified issues on at least a weekly basis.
  • Actively support and participate in the periodic risk, issue, and lessons learned review meetings with the Project Manager.
  • Provide schedule information to support decision.
  • Gather key information from Project team to establish schedule.
  • Establish milestones and key deliverables for project to measure progress.
  • Create Baseline schedule to measure progress against.
  • Update schedule weekly or as needed to identify progress.
  • Provide input to the development of the scheduling plan.
  • Establish schedule and monitor throughout life of the project.
  • Identify activities for schedule improvement to minimize overall schedule durations.
  • Evaluate contractors' schedules prior to integrating into the Project Master Schedule.
  • Evaluate and analyze schedule and provide recommendations for decision making.
  • Provide schedule "look ahead" to keep the team in line with future happens.
  • Maintain and manage the schedule and provide regular updates on schedule slippages.
  • Develop and provide core information and input for gateway reviews as required.

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