Senior Planner - Bid Scheduling & CPM Expert

Turner & Townsend; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Planner in South Africa to lead project scheduling across PROCSA and RIBA stages, produce bid schedules, and support client engagements. You will work with BD, PMs and cost planning teams to align timelines and deliverables on multiple bids.

Candidates should have 8–10 years of planning experience in consultancy or client-side roles, strong CPM/EVM knowledge, and familiarity with FIDIC/JBCC/NEC contracts.

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in the relevant field preferred.
• 8–10 years as Planner/Senior Planner in consultancy/contractor/client roles.
• Strong knowledge of PROCSA (SA) and RIBA (UK) stages.
• Skilled in Primavera P6 & MS Project.
• Familiarity with tendering procedures in public & developer-led projects.
• Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of CPM and schedule control principles.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) systems and schedule performance metrics.
• Knowledge of FIDIC, JBCC and NEC contracts.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment with multiple concurrent bids.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present preliminary project schedules aligned with PROCSA and RIBA stage definitions (Primavera P6/Ms Project).
• Produce tender & bid schedules to support new business acquisition (Primavera P6/MS Projects).
• Interpret RFP and tender documentation to extract scheduling & delivery requirements.
• Collaborate with business development, project managers & cost planning teams to align bid timelines.
• Support interviews and presentations to clients as the planning expert on bid teams.
• Develop & maintain baseline and working construction schedules (Primavera P6/MS Projects).
• Conduct schedule audits and integrity checks.
• Perform critical path and float analysis, progress updates and schedule performance reviews.
• Work closely with client project teams, contractors and consultants to ensure schedule alignment.
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims through forensic delay analysis.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for client presentations and project reviews.
• Attend and contribute to planning and progress meetings.
• Assist with risk analysis and what-if scenario planning.
• Apply Industry best practices, including DCMA 14-point checks and Acumen Fuse analysis.

Skills

Project scheduling

PROCSA knowledge

RIBA stages

Primavera P6

MS Project

CPM methodology

Stakeholder management

EVM knowledge

FIDIC contracts

Communication skills

Education

BSc degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Projects

Acumen Fuse

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Planner in South Africa to lead project scheduling across PROCSA and RIBA stages, produce bid schedules, and support client engagements. You will work with BD, PMs and cost planning teams to align timelines and deliverables on multiple bids.

Candidates should have 8–10 years of planning experience in consultancy or client-side roles, strong CPM/EVM knowledge, and familiarity with FIDIC/JBCC/NEC contracts.