Engineering Planner

Network Finance; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance is seeking an experienced Engineering Planner to join its project team. The role focuses on developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed schedules across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning to ensure coordinated progress.

You will work on multidisciplinary projects across mining, power generation, infrastructure and EPC/EPCM environments, using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project to establish baselines, track progress and manage dependencies.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering planning and scheduling across complex projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain detailed project schedules from engineering through commissioning.
• Proven ability to establish baselines, monitor progress and manage dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules from engineering through to construction and commissioning.
• Establish project baselines in collaboration with Project Managers, Engineers and other stakeholders.
• Develop project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Break down project scopes into logical activities, milestones and deliverables.
• Establish activity relationships, dependencies and planning logic.
• Identify and monitor the critical path.
• Track baseline versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning progress.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules where required.
• Identify potential delays, risks and schedule constraints.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Scheduling

Project coordination

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

A leading engineering and project delivery organisation is seeking an experienced Engineering Planner to join its project team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining and monitoring detailed engineering and project schedules, ensuring that engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities are effectively coordinated and tracked.

The role will provide exposure to multidisciplinary engineering projects across mining, power generation, infrastructure, industrial and EPC/EPCM environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules from engineering through to construction and commissioning.
• Establish project baselines in collaboration with Project Managers, Engineers and other stakeholders.
• Develop project programmes using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Break down project scopes into logical activities, milestones and deliverables.
• Establish activity relationships, dependencies and planning logic.
• Identify and monitor the critical path.
• Track baseline versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning progress.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules where required.
• Identify potential delays, risks and schedule constraints.