Engineer - Planning

Main Purpose of the Job:

The Engineer - Planning will be responsible for the overall control of project schedules, development and monitoring all planning/scheduling work on a transit-oriented development.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

* Integrate schedule requirements and constraints to establish work sequences for all disciplines or specialties.
* Review and assess the work sequences with the developed and agreed project plan
* Establish and implement methods of determining activity schedules within the project team
* Develop quantity release and/or installation curves
* Review and approve invoice verification for payment based on cost-loaded schedules
* Review schedule data - identify and acquire information needed to complete work logics to interface between project teams.
* Determines critical-path activities for project milestones
* Identify significant supporting for all milestones and identify and develop critical path for each project team and activities
* Monitor schedule deviations including subcontractor submittals; recommend corrective action/work-around any issues that may arise
* Prepare schedule commentary appearing in progress reports
* Clarify activities that have a critical impact on the schedule; prepare the critical items action report
* Oversee all work being carried out by project teams and contractors to ensure compliance with the specifications of the project and contract

Requirements

Essential Candidate Requirements:

* Bachelor's Degree in a relevant engineering discipline with certification in planning/scheduling of projects and in using Primavera applications (Primavera Project Management/P6)
* Minimum 10 years project management experience in planning, scheduling and cost engineering, including at least 5 years using Primavera Project Management (P6)
* Extensive knowledge and experience in project planning, budgeting, cost phasing and control from the project initiation to close out phases, utilising computer-based systems (Primavera Project Management P6)
* Ensuring the use of standardized forms and reports to be shared with project team and the client
* Reviewing contractor's work program submissions including all narratives and supporting information, and provides analysis and findings
* Verifying actual progress and comparing actual performances to original plans
* Monitoring, adjusting and updating the cost plan and cash flows accordingly and the consolidating of these results in PMC monthly reports
* Estimating time element of change orders and submits his analysis to the Engineer and incorporating within the master schedule after authorization
* Evaluating contractor's extension
* In Mott MacDonald, we have a strong policy ethical behaviour and expect the highest standards of ethical practice. These are at the core of our corporate values hence do not engage in any aspects of bribery or corrupt practice.

About the Company

The Mott MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.

Mott MacDonald's uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core business areas.

As one of the world's largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.