Project Planner - 6 Month Contract

UAE

Ref: HP647-2267

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Project Planner - 6 months contract - Engineering Services

• Builds tender integrated schedules and supports cost estimates
• Build project schedule and project budgeting in schedule and cost tools
• Ensures compliance to the Global Standard process for Project Controls
• Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems
• Analyze schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team
• In close contact with the PM: drives schedule review meetings to ensure coordination of the works, appropriate assignment of available resource, pre-emption of any slippage and catch-up on any delays.
• Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout project with periodic updates
• Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks
• Maintain actual and committed costs in the tools in liaison with finance team who provide the input
• Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of CTC, using early warning/BDR and EVM
• Communicates schedule and cost status/forecasts/risk to functional owners and drives/supports risk mitigation
• Provides internal and external periodic project reporting of project status
• Collaborate with 3rd parties on project schedules and costs
• Presents all financial data in a transparent way and in coordination with finance team, attends project and management review to present cost status
• Provides change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate
• Updates changes in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation
• Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.
• Support project close out and claims
• Provide support to tenders

Requirements

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering or project management (+ financial/accounting basic knowledge).

Experience and Knowledge

• 3+ years planning or cost controls in large turnkey projects
• Techno-commercial experience, especially in substation business would be a great asset

Technical Skills / Competencies

• Scheduling using P6
• Cost estimating and forecasting
• Data handling skills (Excel, SAP)
• Commercial awareness
• Project Accounting & Controlling basics

Behavioral Skills / Competencies:

• Communication (English language a must)
• Proactive attitude
• Thorough and precise

About the Company

We lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work.

ManpowerGroup powers the success of many of the world's most dynamic organizations. We deliver innovative workforce solutions that enhance competitiveness, increase efficiency and spur productivity. Combining global reach with local expertise - 3600 offices in over 80 countries - we know the changing world of work and bring a deep understanding of the companies we work for and the industries we service.

ManpowerGroup entered the Middle East in December 2007 after acquiring local company Clarendon Parker, thus bringing 15 years in-depth local knowledge combined with a global footprint and industry shaping expertise and thought leadership. Manpower Middle East supports clients in the Middle East and North Africa regions. Our business is aligned to key skill specializations to ensure our clients requirements are met by expert and knowledgeable consultants that understand your industry and role requirement.

Our consultants are experts in finding the right talent across all industries in a broad-range of occupations including: