Senior Project Planner

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and define project goals and objectives.
• Monitor and analyze project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor activities of assigned projects to develop and implement procedures, processes and systems.
• Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Oversee schedules and risk management plans and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Ensure to take appropriate planning measures with all clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts and budgets.
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams.
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management.
• Evaluate and analyze with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated Baseline Review (IBR).
• Gather actual data, update project schedule and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.

Qualifications and Experience / Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree/experience combination in construction and/or engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of construction project management experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience using MS Project or Primavera P3 or P6 and MS Excel
• Subject matter expertise using MS Project to manage an integrated master schedule and the supporting detailed schedules
• Extremely proficient in MS Office
• Valid Driver’s License

Competencies

• The ability to enter time and cost data for each project and analyse compared to established budget
• The ability to understand and assist in the planning of tasks for new projects
• The ability to organize data and analyse the data for current and future projects
• The ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and regularly with team members, client representatives, and management
• The ability to develop a good working relationship with each team member and clients.
• Superior interpersonal and demonstrated facilitation skills, including the ability to motivate and influence others, build effective interpersonal relationships, and be able to foster and contribute to a positive and productive team environment
• Creative and innovative with assignments.
• Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in work style to better respond to multiple requests/tasks and handle sudden changes in priorities.
• Able to embrace and participate in change initiatives.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and writing skills, to include solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications.
• Excellent communication skills

Pay

To be negotiated

Schedule

Permanent

Location

Choose

Closing Date

1 March 2024

Applications must be sent to

To: SA.recruitment@khatocivils.com/careers@southzambezi.com

Work Type

Permanent

Job Features

Occupational level Skilled Department Choose Location Location Closing Date Closing Date Applications must be sent to To: SA.recruitment@khatocivils.com/careers@southzambezi.com Work Type Permanent

Advert Reference No

KC-PP

Closing Date

1 March 2024

Equal Opportunities Employer

We are determined that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, pregnancy or maternity, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, age, race or disability.