About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Project Planner and Schedule Coordinator to join our team. This is a key role that requires strong analytical and communication skills to ensure accurate project execution.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and maintain project schedules by integrating inputs from all functions, units, and third parties contributing to the project.
* Serve as a key member of the project team, providing schedule status updates to the Project Manager and other project members.
* Communicate schedule status to the Project Manager, Function Responsible, suppliers, and third parties.
* Conduct schedule analysis to identify project risks and opportunities and collaborate with the project team to implement risk mitigation strategies.
* Provide look-ahead, backlog, and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risks, driving project priorities.
* Ensure contractually required customer reporting is completed and communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters.
* Prepare critical path analyses and work with multiple critical and near-critical paths.
* Generate "what-if" scenarios to optimize execution and collaborate with project teams to evaluate feasibility.
* Align with the cost-controlling function to ensure clear alignment between cost and schedule for accurate project execution.
* Organize and lead timely Planning Reviews with the project team to address schedule issues and define/validate mitigation plans.
* Prepare delay analyses to support the creation of EOT claims.
Requirements
* Degree in engineering or a comparable field, with several years of professional experience in planning and/or controlling.
* At least 7 years of experience in project planning as part of a project team.
* Proficient in applying planning control principles (WBS, critical path, progress and OTD).
* Experience with planning tools such as MS Project and/or Primavera, including interfaces with cost control and workload management.
* Proactive communication and problem-solving attitude, strong team spirit, critical analysis of available data, rigor, and transparency, and the ability to contribute to decision-making processes.