Senior Project Planner — M&E Construction & Scheduling

Designer Group; Kentucky; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Designer Group is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support multi-disciplinary, multi-sector project delivery, focusing on planning, scheduling and control of construction activities. You will develop construction schedules from high-level targets and coordinates with the Main Contractor and Project Manager.

Applicants should have a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Building Services or Quantity Surveying, plus 5+ years of planning experience and proficiency in Microsoft Project

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or related field.
• 5+ years' experience developing and implementing project plans.
• Capable of producing project plans from design and commercial information.
• Proficient with MS Project or P6 and MS Office.
• Strong report writing and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements.
• Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager.
• Support in client schedule negotiations.
• Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team.
• Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates.
• Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager.
• Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2/3 weeks.
• Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis.

Skills

Project planning

Schedule development

Progress tracking

Risk management

Communication

Education

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Building Services Engineering

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Designer Group is seeking a Senior Project Planner to support multi-disciplinary, multi-sector project delivery, focusing on planning, scheduling and control of construction activities. You will develop construction schedules from high-level targets and coordinates with the Main Contractor and Project Manager.

Applicants should have a degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Building Services or Quantity Surveying, plus 5+ years of planning experience and proficiency in Microsoft Project