Planner

Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty. Ltd.; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 820,000; Full time

Job summary

Lesedi Nuclear Services is seeking a Planner (Nuclear) to develop and maintain project programmes, keep schedules up to date with progress, and analyse data to support the Project Management Team throughout the project lifecycle. You will define WBS, build credible schedules, and use Primavera and MS Projects to monitor milestones, interfaces and project health on nuclear projects.

You will liaise with engineers, managers and contractors to capture progress, identify risks and report on

Qualifications

• 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)
• Experience with defining Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and developing credible project programmes
• Familiarity with planning processes and earned value management concepts
• Knowledge of NEC & FIDIC contracts and time-impact analysis would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• 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
• Maintain programmes/schedules/plans reflecting scope, milestones and resources
• Utilise Primavera, MS Projects and related tools to monitor project health and communicate status
• Assist in project reporting, including progress and performance updates
• Participate in tender preparation and maintain familiarity with company planning processes

Skills

Scheduling

Earned Value Management

Time-Impact-Analysis

PMBOK

Education

Qualified artisan in Mechanical, Electrical or Instrumentation

Industrial/Process/Manufacturing Engineering qualification

Tools

Primavera

MS Projects

MS Office

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.