Job Description : 

Job Summary : 

- Assist with the co-ordination of the planning function, which aims to provide a consultancy service to program/project managers and the management team in the preparation, monitoring and updating of project schedules and plans for their projects, using the Primavera software package. 

- This role ensures plans are realistic and accurate. This position typically works under general supervision and direction.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities :

- Work closely with Program/Project Managers and Engineers in the construction of resourced project plans using Primavera in accordance with company standards and the project structure

- Build credible relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, colleagues and project team members

- Maintain project schedules using Primavera software as per company standards

- Adherence to company established processes related to planning and SAP

- Ensures project status information is received, processed and reported in a timely manner to a regular schedule. (That may be weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on the project)

- Ensure plans are realistic and consistent with estimates of costs to complete

- Convert MS Project schedules into Primavera as required

- Liaise with resource managers and WBS (Work Breakdown structures) owners to ensure timely allocation and utilisation of staff resources

- Co-ordinate the production of detailed budgets consistent with resourced project plans

- Assist/advise in reporting of progress to customers, senior management and project team members

- Analyse progress, identifying key risks, issues and opportunities, and establish current position and forecasting trends. Report significant schedule slippages and the status of project progress to wider team

- Produce earned value and critical path reporting and understand the contributors to it

- Provide expertise in prioritisation of plans, schedules and evaluate accuracy of the job plan

- Assist in the analysis of costing reports received by Program/Project Managers from the accounts team

- Facilitate planning workshops as required

Minimum Job Requirements:

Qualifications

Essential:

- Degree or equivalent in project management or business-related discipline, or equivalent experience

Desirable

- Certification in Project Planning and/or Scheduling