Planner

Job description / Role

Manage project schedule development, monitoring progress status and reporting to ensure in time completion of project.

Assist Senior Project Manager to set up Project Management Plans, with stage wise schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per schedule management plan.
Conduct regular project site inspections, to assess project progress, as and when required.
Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status reports.
Oversee and manage statistical analysis to identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline using EVMs and calculate Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
Prepare forecasts resulting from significant deviations from scheduled baselines.
Monitor project schedule and implement risk management approaches as decided by Senior Project Manager and client.
Analyze trends from past project reports and proactively deploy tools to prevent failures with the help of updated lesson learned documentation.
Ensure appropriate usage and application of the Project Management System (PMS) with respect to entry and analysis of work related data for day to day functioning to facilitate seamless communication of all relevant (technical/non-technical) information across the organization on a real time basis for maximum effectiveness.
Interface with consultants, project team members and client for issues related to planning and scheduling activities.
Coordinate with Senior Project Manager and Project Controls Manager for resolution of project control issues.
Coordinate with contracts department on issues and strategies related to variations and disputed claims.
Synergize with the project team to ensure that all projects are meticulously commissioned to deliver required standards of quality to QPM clients.
Attend meetings with client for all aspects of project progress.
Advise clients on schedule variances and potential project risks and suggest and get approvals on remedial actions.
Interface with client to respond to queries on project plan and control aspects.
Meet client as reguested to obtain feedback on QPMs project schedule control methodologies and incorporate the same for improvements.
Calculate and analyse Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and To-complete Performance Index (TCPI)
Prepare project progress reports.
Prepare and analyze schedule variance reports and coordinate with Senior Project Manager for appropriate corrective and preventive action.
Supervise and assist in the preparation of the project progress reports for client as required.
Prepare other reports as advised by Senior Project Manager.
Appropriately archive all project progress data as per QPMs policy.

Requirements

4 year engineering degree preferred or related field. 5 years experience in planning & scheduling of engineering and construction.
Alternatively 10 years planning & scheduling, continued career development, certification.
Proven ability to complete technical role.
Good written and oral communication.
Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations.
Knowledge of current Primavera Enterprise Systems (P6) scheduling technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.

Project Time Management
Project Cost Management
Project Contract Management
Project Procurement Management
Project Risk Management
Project Integration Management
Project Management Information Systems
Project Control Methodologies
Statistical Control tools & techniques
Project management control / softwares such as Primavera, MS Project etc
Earned Value Measurement

About the Company

Qatar Project Management (QPM) is an independent subsidiary of Barwa Real Estate Development Company that provides expertise in Project Management, Design Management, Construction Management, and Contract Administration together with other associated Project Management functions. Established in 2008, QPM is centralized platform for provision of Project Management services to Barwa and Qatari Diar as well as local and international markets. QPM provides these services through an in-house team of highly-skilled, motivated, and qualified professionals supported by state-of-the-art information technology and highly-effective Project Management systems.