Company DescriptionAt Turner & Townsend were passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 47 countries worldwide.Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and engaging company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the project team for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
• Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project team members & all relevant Stakeholders and produce programme assurance reports on our Client commissions.
• Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
• Coordinate between Clients and their Partners, consultants and contractors programmes of works and compliance with the Project Programme. reporting areas of non-compliance for resolution.
• As appropriate and required, provide planning support to the bidding team to do all the activities necessary to submit the bidding documentations in time.
• Assists in developing the programs delivery and procurement strategy and its associated phasing timelines and update it regularly
• Produces Plans, Programmes and Projects, controls information, sets the performance baselines
• Monitors project performance against performance baselines
• Understands and works within contractual frameworks
• Can work across multiple projects simultaneously
• Assist in the preparation and management of overview and strategic programmes, including design, procurement and construction schedules together with supporting information required schedules
• Develops and maintains management and executive level reports
• Develop an overall development project progress control system, schedule management plans and procedures for all phases. Monitors, refines, and improves the reporting and controls tools as required.
• Review the schedules and related documents from the contractor including monthly reports and analyse the content to ensure compliance with project objectives.
• Review overall project status with the Project Team and recommend corrective action and mitigation plans where necessary
• Assist in risk management activities including risk identification, assessment, response planning, and continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Provides guidance and specialized assistance to project for the resolution of difficult and complex planning problems.
• Manages a team of Planning Engineer(s)
• Assesses the impact(s) of design and construction changes and schedule slippages
• Participates in the development of key milestones dates and schedule requirements in the RFPs for the design consultant and construction contractors
• Participates in the review and response to bidders queries during tender periods

Qualifications

• BSc Degree in the relevant field is preferred;
• Minimum 10 - 15 years post graduate experience is required;
• Regional experience with professional consultancy is necessary;
• Advanced Knowledge and Proficiency with multiple discipline specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and/or other planning and resourcing software;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Professional working knowledge of project management and Planning software and tools.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Design and Construction Processes
• Strong knowledge in the analysis of Extension of Time claims
• Commercial understanding
• Project management skills

Additional InformationTurner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.Please find out more about us at#LI-BG1Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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