Project Planner

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My client is on the lookout for a skilled Project Planner to ensure Project Planning and Management.Progress measurement on the project with support and feedback to PM/Construction Manager/Team.
- Master schedule - prepare, issue and maintain
- Review milestones, and overall completion timetable together with project scope at award to identify any anomalies or inconsistencies.
- Develop the work breakdown structure (WBS) and integrate the code of accounts with the WBS.
- 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.
- 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 the contractor's extra work claims and prepare details for discussion and/or inclusion in any response.
- Assist project controls to produce management reports and monthly status reports.
- Prepare and submit planning data for the project close-out report and progressive learning (lessons learned).
- Ensure that all plans and schedules are prepared and executed in accordance with the Company's planning standards.
- Understand reporting and drawing up S-curves

Qualifications:

- Expert knowledge of and competence in the use of MS Project
- Expert knowledge of MS Office
- Project planning experience in electrical engineering
- Site planning experience i
- 3-4 years relevant experience considered essential to meet the demands of this position
- PMI SP (Scheduling Professional) / PMI PMP (Project Management Professional)
- Relevant qualification in Electrical Engineering and/or Project Management/Planning or similar
- CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management)

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: R144,000.00 - R188,000.00 per year

Application Question(s):

- Have you been involve in Project Planning?
- Number of years experience?
- Current package?
- What is your anticipated package?
- Where do you reside?
- Do you have experience in an electrical engineering, manufacturing company?

**Education**:

- Diploma (preferred)