Planner

Job description / Role

- Manage project schedule development, monitoring progress status and reporting to support Project Controls Manager in ensuring in time completion of the Project.
- Assist Project Controls Manager to set up Project Management Plans, with stage wise schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per schedule management plan.
- Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status report.
- Oversee and manage statistical analysis to identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline using EVMs and calculate Schedule Performance Index (SPI).
- Ensure that forecasts are modified which result from significant deviations from scheduled baselines.
- Monitor project schedule and implement risk management approaches as decided by Project Controls Manager and KH.
- Analyse 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 organisation on a real time basis for maximum effectiveness.
- Interface with consultant, Project Team members for issues related to planning and scheduling activities.
- Coordinate with Project Manager /Project Controls Manager for resolution of project control issues.
- Coordinate with Contracts Team on issues and strategies related to variations and disputed claims.
- Synergize with the project commissioning team to ensure that all projects are meticulously commissioned to deliver world class standards of quality.
- Attend meeting with KH for all aspects project progress.
- Advise Project Control Manager/KH on schedule variances and potential project risks and suggest and get approvals on remedial actions.
- Interface with Project Controls Manager and KH to respond to queries on project plan and control aspects.
- Meet KH through QPMs Project Controls as requested to obtain feedback on QPMs project schedule control methodologies and incorporate the same for improvements.
- Calculate and analyse Schedule Performance Index (SPI).
- Analyse critical path changes.
- Prepare project progress reports.
- Prepare and analyse schedule variance reports and coordinate with Project Manager / Project Controls Manager for appropriate corrective and preventive action.
- Supervise and assist in the preparation of the project progress reports.
- Prepare other reports as advised by the Project Manager.
- Appropriately archive all project progress data as per QPMs policy

Requirements

10 + years of experience along with 6 years of work as a Planner or Planning Engineer is requested.

Engineering Degree is a must for this role and experience in Planning tools such as Primavera is mandatory.

Experience with Luxury Hotel projects is very desirable.

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.