Planner

A Renewable Energy client is looking for a Planner to start in August 2014 on a 1year initial freelance contract. The individual will be required to prepare time management plans, develop time schedules, control/maintain time schedules and perform schedule analysis, communicate and report.

Tasks:

Establish the Time Management Plan (part of the Project Management Plan)
Support the project organisation in developing master time schedules in accordance with targets for the relevant phase
Develop resource (man power) scheduling in accordance with guidelines
Assist the project organisation in the preparation of tender time schedules with project milestones for employer/external supplies and facilitate to ensure that requirements to the suppliers planning and progress reporting are included in the tender documents
Support the project organisation in maintaining master time schedules and resource scheduling
Secure implementation of the DPR system, collect progress data and update the plan accordingly
Provide detailed analysis including milestone tracking, critical path and float analysis as required within the project and provide robust challenge as part of the progress updating progress
Perform scenario analysis in order to identify the planning flexibility and required decision points, to support appropriate decision-making where alterations and variations may be required
Review suppliers time schedules and ensure that they comply with the overall construction time schedule
Develop and maintain the Time Schedule Assumption Book
Keep the project organisation informed of time schedule changes and report progress performance and forecast on a regular basis to the project management
Ensure that relevant planning-related experience is documented, shared and communicated to relevant parts of the organisation
Decide how scheduling is to be handled in the asset project, following agreement with the Programme Director/EPC director/Project Development Manager

Education/Certification:

BSc/MSc or other relevant degree. Competence equivalent PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional) Primavera P6 experience
Recommended 5 years of experience from similar position
Recommended 5 years of experience within WIND and or Construction
Recommended 2 years of experience working in project Matrix organisation

The Consultant must bring his/her own mobile telephone. The client will provide access to their systems via computer access. The client will provide office facilities available to the Consultant including office space.