Planning Engineer

Job Description

Prepare and update project schedule based on the contract.

Set work program and target milestones for each phase based on the project plan.

Monitor critical activities based on the project schedule and advise project management.

Prepares and submit updated work program and cash flow curve showing actual progress and identify areas of weakness and establishes means and methods for recovery, if any, as well as new critical activities.

Maintain and record update of site work progress obtained from Project Manager.

Prepares monthly report reflecting work progress summary.

Report to the Project Manager about the current work progress and make comparison between plan and actual progress and study impact of alternative approaches to work.

Participate in project meetings and discussions with the Client as required.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Understand work scope, quantity and familiar with logical sequences in terms of engineering, manufacturing and construction disciplines.

Conduct field scoping to clarify scope as required.

Understand WBS structure, and work with management and project/maintenance team in the development of work break down structure for progress measurement, scheduling,cost estimating and project control.

Coordinate schedule from multiple contractors and incorporate the information gathered into the overall project master schedule.

Prepare cost estimation and schedule bar chart plan considering all in puts (manpower, equipment’s and materials) availability, production and construction sequences.

Develop work method of statement or procedure as required.

Understand and able to utilize planning tools such as MS excel, Access, MS Project, Primavera, Maximo, SAP and ERP.

Evaluate allocation of resources and provide recommendations to maintain required progress.

Develop and implement plan versus actual progress charts (histograms/S curves). Reports and analyses deviations from plan.

Track, monitor and forecast progress of all activities and deliverable such as products, engineering documents, fabrication status and construction of all discipline.

Analyze gaps between the planned and actual progress and highlight the areas of concern which required action of the associate task member.

Perform probabilistic analysis of completion dates and potential alternatives. Present risk based analysis of most likely completion and expected deviation range.

Prepare and update three weeks and three months look-ahead schedule that reflect the priority activities

Liaises with all team leaders and/or members to communicate required completion dates and interface between functional team/operational team and project team.

Participate all meeting (i.e schedule review meeting, progress meeting, coordination meeting, constructability review meeting and so on ).

Location: Faisalabad, Lahore.