Assistant Manager - Project Planning and Control

Larsen & Toubro Ltd; Surat; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro Ltd is seeking an Assistant Manager Planning in Surat to lead project planning, scheduling, cost control, and progress monitoring from initiation to handover.

You will develop integrated execution plans, WBS/CBS, detailed schedules, and baselines while coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams to ensure on-time delivery and contractual compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop integrated project execution plans from project initiation to commissioning and handover.
• Prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Develop detailed Level 1 to Level 5 project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software.
• Define project milestones, critical path, interfaces, and key deliverables.
• Establish project calendars, activity coding structures, resource assignments, and project baselines.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams for schedule development.
• Ensure compliance with contractual milestone requirements and client reporting formats.
• Develop procurement schedules, engineering schedules, construction schedules, testing schedules, and commissioning schedules.
• Prepare recovery schedules and acceleration plans whenever required.
• Monitor project progress against baselined schedules.
• Track engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Update schedules periodically based on actual site progress.
• Identify delays and analyze their impact on project completion.
• Perform critical path analysis and float analysis.
• Recommend mitigation measures to recover delays.
• Monitor milestone achievements and contractual obligations.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules (2-week, 4-week, and 3-month rolling plans).
• Coordinate weekly and monthly planning meetings with stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule integrity through regular quality checks.
• Develop project cost baselines aligned with approved budgets.
• Establish cost coding structures linked to WBS.
• Monitor commitments, expenditures, accruals, and budget utilization.
• Track engineering, procurement, subcontract, material, labor, equipment, and overhead costs.
• Monitor project cash flow requirements.
• Support preparation of annual and monthly project budgets.
• Maintain cost registers and budget revisions.
• Ensure project expenditure remains within approved limits.
• Coordinate with finance and commercial teams for cost reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly cost reports.
• Monitor budget versus actual expenditure.
• Develop Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Forecast project completion costs.
• Analyze productivity trends affecting project costs.
• Identify cost overruns and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and expenditure forecasts.
• Evaluate financial impact of project changes and variations.
• Support preparation of project financial reviews and management presentations.

Job description

Asst manager Planning #LI-DNI - Old TAR - LNT/AMP/1796120

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. Project Planning

• Develop integrated project execution plans from project initiation to commissioning and handover.
• Prepare Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS).
• Develop detailed Level 1 to Level 5 project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software.
• Define project milestones, critical path, interfaces, and key deliverables.
• Establish project calendars, activity coding structures, resource assignments, and project baselines.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams for schedule development.
• Ensure compliance with contractual milestone requirements and client reporting formats.
• Develop procurement schedules, engineering schedules, construction schedules, testing schedules, and commissioning schedules.
• Prepare recovery schedules and acceleration plans whenever required.

2. Schedule Monitoring and Control

• Monitor project progress against approved baseline schedules.
• Track engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Update schedules periodically based on actual site progress.
• Identify delays and analyze their impact on project completion.
• Perform critical path analysis and float analysis.
• Recommend mitigation measures to recover delays.
• Monitor milestone achievements and contractual obligations.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules (2-week, 4-week, and 3-month rolling plans).
• Coordinate weekly and monthly planning meetings with stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule integrity through regular quality checks.

3. Cost Planning and Budget Control

• Develop project cost baselines aligned with approved budgets.
• Establish cost coding structures linked to WBS.
• Monitor commitments, expenditures, accruals, and budget utilization.
• Track engineering, procurement, subcontract, material, labor, equipment, and overhead costs.
• Monitor project cash flow requirements.
• Support preparation of annual and monthly project budgets.
• Maintain cost registers and budget revisions.
• Ensure project expenditure remains within approved limits.
• Coordinate with finance and commercial teams for cost reconciliation.

4. Cost Monitoring and Forecasting

• Prepare monthly cost reports.
• Monitor budget versus actual expenditure.
• Develop Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Forecast project completion costs.
• Analyze productivity trends affecting project costs.
• Identify cost overruns and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and expenditure forecasts.
• Evaluate financial impact of project changes and variations.
• Support preparation of project financial reviews and management presentations.

5. Progress Measurement and Performance Monitoring

• Develop progress measurement systems for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
• Measure physical progress based on approved progress measurement procedures.
• Validate contractor and subcontractor progress claims.
• Monitor productivity and performance indicators.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Develop project dashboards and management information systems.
• Track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Monitor project health through schedule, cost, and productivity metrics.