Planning Engineer

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited; Vadodara; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited is seeking a Project Scheduler to develop baseline schedules, monitor progress, and coordinate with design consultants and contractors. The role requires MBA and strong planning skills, with travel as required.

You will use MS Project or Primavera to ensure on-time delivery and stay within budget. The candidate will present plans to stakeholders, assist cost forecasting, and maintain historical schedule data for future projects.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Plan and implement projects based on the Basic Engineering Package.
• Plan activities using MS Project/Primavera.
• Monitor project status and communicate information to stakeholders.
• Prepare presentations to convey plans and schedules to the project team and stakeholders.
• Assist cost engineers with timing information for forecasting accuracy.
• Develop and record the project's historical schedule information and lessons learned for closeout.
• Support selection of design consultants & construction contractors.
• Plan new projects and prepare budgetary proposals with overall cost estimation.
• Oversee project purchase & expediting and coordinate with design, contractors, suppliers and accounts.
• Meet project timelines within defined budget by setting major goals and monitoring progress.
• Handle cash flow management.
• Contract management.

Skills

MS Project

Primavera

Schedule management

Resource loading

Stakeholder communication

Cost forecasting

Contract management

Cash flow management

Documentation

Education

MBA

Job description

Skills and academic qualifications

• Work with Design consultants and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractors in developing baseline critical path schedules and progress measurement
• Complete resource-loaded schedules to ensure standards of productivity are utilized in the schedule
• Understanding and following schedule management best practices
• Project planning & implementation on the basis of Basic Engineering Package.
• Planning & scheduling the activities using the MS project / Primavera
• Monitoring the status of the project and communicate the relevant information to stakeholders
• Responsible for assigned project from the initial development. This will require meetings with users to fully determine their needs & fulfilling the same.
• Conducts project review meetings & identify the issues that come up and plan countermeasures.
• Preparing all presentations to convey the plans and schedules to the project team and stakeholders
• Assisting the project team with the evaluation of reported progress and status of critical activities with particular attention to deviations from planned activities
• Assist cost engineers with timing information for cost forecasting accuracy
• Developing and recording the project's historical schedule information and lessons learned to be used in closeout and for future use
• Supporting selection of Design consultant & construction contractors.
• Planning of New projects & preparation of budgetary project proposals with overall cost estimation.
• Responsible for overall monitoring of Project purchase & expediting.
• Project co - ordination with design, contractors, equipment suppliers, consultants & accounts department.
• Meeting the timelines of the project with defined budget cost by setting up major goals and objectives of projects & by monitoring, reporting & ensuring to complete the projects.
• Ability to handle cash flow management
• Contract Management

Educational Qualifications

Preferred Qualification -

MBA from reputed institutes

Functional Skills

Functional Skills Required -

• Working knowledge of Project.
• Ability to communicate across different functions.
• Ability to prioritize and align people towards project activities.
• Good negotiation and analytical skills.
• Meticulous in documentation.
• Ready to travel withi