Senior Planning Engineer

• Development & Implementation of efficient Planning Functions, such as Work Break down Structure, Master schedule review, Manpower Histograms & Cost loading, Progress Measurement System and coordination.
• Schedule/Progress Reviews and provides recommendation for approval and/or comments on the contractor's schedule submissions, relying on relevant contract terms & conditions and GHDs' standard methodologies.
• Production of project status reports and management of project dashboards.
• Collaborate closely with Project Management to support teams and supervise performance to ensure alignment to standards and procedures.
• Liaises with the project team to discuss the progress and address any issues.
• Review of Time Extension Claims, Forensic analysis of schedules, Risk analysis and Continuous improvement strategies.
• Understands and applies engineering, procurement, and construction terminology, concepts, and relationships Develops and maintains critical path logic networks and bar charts applying this information.
• Reviews contractor's schedule/progress updates, and weekly and monthly progress reports, and validates accuracy of progress data in coordination with the site team.
• Records any deviations and/or deficiencies in the progress of works, and drafts notification letters to contractors highlighting the areas of concern in terms of factors affecting the schedule/progress of the works.
• Owns the development of GHDs' weekly & monthly progress reports and progress presentations, taking the lead for all schedule/progress related data, and coordinating with the project team to collate other inputs (quality, safety, commercial, etc).
• Presents progress status at meetings.
• Coordinate with site engineers and inspectors who shall verify the contents of the Daily Progress Reports and provide verified data to be reflected on the original Contractors' submission EOT Claims.
• Provide guidance/details on the project program as part of time impact analysis and claims determination.
• Generate tabular and graphic reports for baseline targets and actual earned values and forecasting.
• Pursue the implementation of technological advancements and digital innovations in the field of planning, monitoring and record keeping.
• Develop and/or contribute to tender plans.
• Develop, monitor and update project schedules, plans, procedures.
• Identify and address any conflicts and/or issues in respect to programme, budget and/or change.
• Review project documentation.
• Analyze architectural drawings using relevant software.
• External Communications: Help others get the most out of external communications systems by offering support and advice.
• Construction Management: Supervise others on a construction project, working within established operational systems.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Work Scheduling and Allocation: Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.
• Leadership and Direction: Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
• Performance Management: Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team, allocate work and review completion, take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality, and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal.
• Organizational Capability Building: Provide coaching to team members to develop their skills.
• Quality Assurance: Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective.
• Operational Compliance: Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.

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