Project Planner

Job Scope & Responsibilities:

• Schedule Development: Build master programs, baseline schedules, and working-level timelines using project management software like Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project.
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS): Break large-scale developments down into logical phases, sub-schedules, and manageable task sequences.
• Critical Path Analysis: Apply the Critical Path Method (CPM) to map dependent tasks, determine minimum completion times, and track float.
• Resource & Cost Planning: Collaborate with estimators and quantity surveyors to calculate labor, crew sizes, raw materials, and equipment needs.
• Tender & Bid Support: Assist business development and bidding teams by drafting preliminary construction programs for tenders.

Key Responsibilities

• Progress Tracking & Monitoring: Collect daily or weekly site progress reports to update schedules and measure actual output against baselines.
• Delay & Risk Management: Identify potential bottlenecks, analyze root causes of delays, and propose recovery options or resequencing strategies.
• Change Management: Incorporate approved design changes, variation orders, and timeline adjustments into the master program.
• Reporting & Forecasting: Produce progress dashboards, S-curves, labor histograms, and look-ahead schedules for clients and project leadership.

Essential Tools & Skills

• Software: Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of C&S construction methods & sequencing