Lead Planner - Power and Renewables - Cape Town

Kge (Sweden) Ab; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering in Cape Town seeks a Senior/Project Planner to support multi-disciplinary, multi-sector project delivery. You will guide planning, scheduling and control processes, enabling informed decisions and proactive risk management.

You will mentor junior planners, review contract documentation, develop integrated schedules with Main Contractor, and monitor progress to keep projects on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality of service to the project manager.
• Review contract documentation concerning schedule and reporting requirements and ensure that they are met.
• Develop construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager.
• Support in client schedule negotiations.
• Labor loaded the schedule based on hours and quantities received from the Commercial Team.
• Produce build methodology / phasing drawings and schedule accuracy checks.
• Present and update the latest schedule to the construction team to ensure understanding.
• Assist main contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule.

Job description

Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years

To build your career by assisting in the delivery of 'leading edge' engineering projects.

To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.

To benefit from Kirby's Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.

To work with the best.

Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations

About Kirby Group Engineering

Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of 'blue chip' companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.

Role Purpose

As a Senior/Project Planner, you will play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. providing advice, support and clear communication of fact-based answers to key management questions which will aid in intelligent and effective decision making, and must escalation and flag internally to the Lead Planner (& Planning & Risk Manager) immediately where there is risk to Kirby

Key Functions of the Senior/Project Planner

• Provide a high quality of service to the project manager
• Managing, mentoring and providing guidance to Planners / Juniors as required depending
• 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

Senior/Project Planner Responsibilities

• Business Unit Support
  • Point of contact for the Project Manager for all project related planning issues
  • Develop Schedule's and Histograms for Bid Support as required by the Lead Planner
• Programme Co-ordination (Planning Phase of Project Life Cycle)
  • Support the implementation of Planning Process (& Kirby Way)
  • Review Contract documentation concerning Schedule and Reporting Requirements and ensure that they are met
  • Facilitate Planning Meeting(s) where required
  • Validation of High Level Target Schedule as received from PM considering current emerging IFC project information
  • Optimize build schedule & develop "Pinch Pint Register" identifying where we are not in agreement with Main Contractors / CMT schedule
  • High level labour load of Target Schedule to be completed and S-Curve to be produced
  • Submit the Schedule and S-curve (& all subsequent schedules) for review and approval to the Lead Planner
  • Negotiation strategy to be developed to deal with main contractor schedule risk - influence favourable outcome to KGE
  • Organize with Kirby PM & attend meeting with Main Contractor / CMT to negotiate and agree Kirby optimum build schedule - minute and circulate
  • Revise / Develop and add agreed level of detail to schedule
  • Assist Main Contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule
  • Ensure that the schedule is "Labour Loaded" and aligned with the Commercial Department Budgets - highlight any weeks where large progress is forecasted to PM's, Lead Planner & Planning Manager
  • Produce Build Methodology / Phasing Drawings
  • Present the latest version of the schedule to the construction team to ensure there is a thorough understanding
  • Support in Risk identification & mitigation
• Status and Performance Advisor (Controlling Phase of Project Life Cycle)
  • Provide clear communication of early warnings to project management teams obtained from progress reports and knowledge of project field conditions
  • Advise project teams on ways to improve performance
  • Monitor package progress and efficiency (direct and subcontract) provide "estimate at completion" on labour man-hour spend in conjunction with the Commercial Team
  • Chair and facilitate weekly "Look Ahead" Meetings on site with SM's as required