Forensic Planner

Cape Town SA

Role Purpose
To work with internal Project Planning Teams to ensue project schedules, records and reports are setup and maintained in accordance with contractual requirements, internal best practices, enabling the preparation of prospective and retrospective delay and disruption analyses, providing effective delay and disruption claims advice, entitlement case development and preparation, based on detailed forensic examination and analysis of project information and data, conducting investigation of delay and disruption events to establish the cause and effect of delays and to resolve construction delay claims through negotiations (or legal proceedings).

Key Functions of the Forensic Planner & Claims Analyst
To play a crucial Planning governance and compliance role in relation to the following:

- Ensure contract compliance of baseline programme preparation (best practice, and project specific)
- Ensure contract compliance of reports prepared and issued
- Ensure records prepared and kept enable efficient and effective entitlement claim preparation

Forensic Planner & Claims Analyst Responsibilities
In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:
Support internal Planning teams in setting up contractually compliant baseline schedules
Providing internal governance and ensuring compliance with internal Planning procedures and client reporting requirements through regular internal compliance audits
Regular reviews to be arranged with internal Planning teams on major projects to perform a health check of the schedule integrity and project status
Regular reviews to be arranged with commercial Managers to ensure alignment and compliance with contractual requirements relating to early warnings and delay notifications
Supporting the Operations, Planning and Contracts team in Early Warning and Delay Notification narrative development
Liaison and support to internal Planning teams in the preparation of monthly time impact analysis (TIA) and critical path analysis (CPA) on major projects
Supporting internal Planning teams with client Planning team entitlement claim related communication
Supporting entitlement claim demonstration to client teams
Production of Delay and Disruption claim documentation
Production of monthly internal reports on the status of key projects
Internal flagging of Delay and Disruption related risk, and escalation of same
Working with the Planning and Contracts teams in developing Standard Operating Procedures and supporting the Planning team with implementation of same
Development of standardised Delay and Disruption reporting templates and enhancement of existing ones
Process improvement and automation of claim documentation development where possible

Necessary requirement of the Forensic Planner & Claims Analyst
3rd level qualification in engineer or from a trade background
5+ years’ experience / demonstrate ability to develop and implement plans, monitor and control work
Must be capable of producing project plans from design and commercial information
Must be capable of coordinating the development of multiple project plans
Microsoft Project / P6 or Equivalent Planning Software, Microsoft Office tools - Excellent report writing skills
Time management essential to satisfy demands of busy schedule

Desired Competencies / special role requirements

Results Orientation
Commercial Acumen
Customer Service/Relationship Builder
Innovates and Improves Processes
Attention to Detail
Resilience and Positivism
Team Worker/Builder