Planner

Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty. Ltd.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty. Ltd. is seeking a Planner (Nuclear) to develop and maintain project programmes to a high standard, reflect actual progress, and analyse credibility to support the Project Management Team throughout the project lifecycle.

You will define WBS, schedules and participate in cost/schedule management, using Primavera or MS Projects and IFS, with a proactive, detail‑oriented approach in a nuclear setting.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' practical experience in planning for technical projects.
• Proficient in Primavera and MS Projects.
• Familiar with change control processes.
• Nuclear project exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain credible project programmes.
• Define WBS and schedule plans.
• Support cost and schedule management plans.
• Monitor progress and update schedules.
• Provide routine reporting and dashboards.
• Participate in project wash-up meetings.
• Assist in tender preparation.

Skills

Scheduling

WBS development

Earned Value Management

NEC & FIDIC

Communication

Education

Qualified artisan in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation

Industrial/Process/Manufacturing Engineering qualification

Tools

Primavera

MS Projects

IFS

Job description

PURPOSE OF ROLE

Lesedi Nuclear Services, a design and project management company, strives to deliver projects on time. The Planner (Nuclear) is responsible for ensuring that project programmes are developed and maintained to the required standard, kept up to date with actual progress, and analysed to ensure credibility — supporting the Project Management Team throughout the project lifecycle.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

Project Planning and Scheduling

• Support the Project Management Team with planning and scheduling decisions and advice throughout the project life cycle
• Define and develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and develop credible, quality project programmes
• Support development of the Cost and Schedule Management Plans
• Maintain project programmes/schedules/plans that accurately reflect scope, WBS, tasks, durations, relationships, contractual milestones, constraints, and resource requirements
• Establish appropriate performance metrics (dashboards, S-curves, Earned Value Analysis, resource histograms) to indicate project health and communicate these regularly
• Utilise planning software (Primavera, MS Projects, IFS) to the standard required by relevant contracts
• Continuously monitor and control projects by documenting progress against plan, and distribute updated master, detail, and look-ahead programmes as dictated by the contract
• Document programme changes via the change control (CR) process and provide feedback to Line Management on planning systems integrity
• Proactively gather activity status information through contractor updates, site visits/walkdowns, and internal stakeholder input
• Participate in project wash-up meetings

Assist Project Managers in Project Reporting

• Support Project Managers with progress and performance reporting, including monthly planning reports
• Keep project teams, clients, and contractors informed on upcoming interfaces, deadlines and milestones, project performance/health, and identified risks with recommended mitigations

Support Departmental and Company Processes

• Maintain familiarity with Nuclear Projects departmental processes and apply company planning processes, proposing improvements where identified
• Keep abreast of international planning/scheduling developments and best practices
• Attend approved training/seminars and participate in relevant forums (e.g. Primavera Online Interaction)

General

• Participate in preparing tenders
• Transfer skills to others within the organisation and provide guidance on best practices to colleagues
• Participate in identifying potential unsafe conditions and reporting incidents

QUALIFICATION

• Qualified artisan in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation, or a recognised qualification in Industrial/Process/Manufacturing Engineering
• Professional planner certification (PMI, AACE) would be advantageous
• Nuclear experience would be advantageous.

EXPERIENCE

• 2–4 years' relevant practical experience in a technical field, including at least 4 years planning design and construction projects using recognised planning software (Primavera, MS Projects)

COMPETENCIES

Knowledge

• Technical knowledge (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation) of processes, systems and equipment
• Scheduling principles and development
• Ability to read and interpret project programmes/schedules/plans
• Methods, materials and techniques used in engineering and construction works
• Project Management principles and concepts (PMBOK)
• Planning principles for design and construction projects, specifically Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Standard prospective and retrospective Time-Impact-Analysis
• Construction contracts (NEC & FIDIC suites)
• Delay analysis techniques and their application
• Analysing project programmes/schedules/plans to derive project health

Skills

• Proficient with MS Office and planning software, specifically Primavera and MS Projects

Behaviours

• Good interpersonal skills, building satisfactory relationships with internal and external clients and contractors
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good at understanding and following written and verbal instructions
• Able to guide the project team toward achieving project goals
• Proactive in obtaining relevant information to perform the planning function continuously
• Methodical, with strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated with the ability to independently initiate activities
• Willing and able to share knowledge with others
• Strong team player

Should you not hear from us within 21 days of the closing of the advert, kindly regard your application to have been unsuccessful.