Project Planner MMPL010626, Steelpoort

Job Title: Project Planner

Location: Steelpoort

Job Type: 12 month contract, expected to work Full-Time hours (Onsite)

Job Duties:

• Integration of control schedules to a Master Schedule.
• Develop time plans on various projects to ensure that the projects are completed safely, on time and within budget.
• Work closely with Owner, Designers and Project Managers to develop and maintain detailed resource loaded schedules projects using MS Project
• Monitor and analyze project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor activities of assigned projects to develop and implement procedures, processes, and systems.
• Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Oversee schedules, risk management plans, and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Ensure to take appropriate planning measures with all clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets.
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams.
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management.
• Evaluate and analyses with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated to a Master Schedule.
• Gather actual data, update project schedule, and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.
• Assist the project team in developing recovery plans as the need may arise.
• Participate in monthly progress report.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.
• Measure and report on progress.
• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems

Required Qualifications:

Diploma in Project Management

Schedule Professional

Experience:

15 years of experience as a project planner in the mining industry

MS Project