Lead Project Planner

Role & responsibilities:

• For a new HVDC project , we are looking for a Project Planner / Controller who will be supporting the Lead Project Controls to execute the project as per the elaborated strategy and maintain project on time and within the budget.
• Candidate will be the part of HVDC Project Controls team catering to global HVDC projects requirements
• Project Controller will be responsible to deliver the Planning and Costing of HVDC Scope of work as a part of overall HVDC Project work

Scheduling

• Develop tender schedules using the established tools and processes and challenges the team to ensure schedule risk is managed with a balance of competitive offering aligned to historical performance
• Develops and maintains the single project schedule representing the entire project by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project
• Ensure proper linkages in schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties
• Ensure functional owners sign off on commitments and are made accountable for their date
• Work collaboratively with other overall project planning team to ensure optimal alignment of schedule with overall schedule
• Delivers a high quality schedule aligned with global standards to ensure project is accurately represented
• Maintains schedule thru the entire project obtaining inputs from all project contributors
• Drives regular operating rhythm with project team to review schedule status and operating rhythm
• Challenges functional owners on forecast completion dates to ensure dates are realistic
• Provides schedule analysis to forecast schedule risk and opportunities using available tools and experience
• Provides look ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive the project priorities
• Generates “what if” scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility
• Provides strategies to mitigate risks
• Drives functional owners to mitigate risks and follows up with functional owners on risk mitigation actions
• Provide and communicate regular status reporting
• Provides contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters

Key Skills:

• Able to drive project teams to control the project
• Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes
• Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills
• Advance Primavera skills

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in engineering(Electrical/Mechanical or Civil is preferred) with 12+ years of experience.