Head, Planning (Infrastructure/Real Estate)
Job Description
<strong>Summary</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Monitor and oversee planning activities across infrastructure projects.</li><li>Provide support when needed & report on planning activities from project initiation to close-out.<br></li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Experience</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.</li><li>8+ years of professional experience project planning, scheduling and monitoring, within a reputed regional developer/consultancy/contractor.</li><li>Project Management Professional and good knowledge of real estate market.</li><li>Familiar with international standards used in local and international projects.</li><li>Knowledge in time related claims/variations and FIDIC.</li><li>Proficiency in Primavera.<br></li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Duties</strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Develop and manage company-wide planning/scheduling best practices and framework in accordance with local and national rules and regulations, and ensure proper implementation.</li><li>Prepare and standardize planning and scheduling methodologies, tools, and best practices to ensure consistency and high-quality deliverables.</li><li>Lead and monitor the planning process both internally and externally across projects.</li><li>Manage planning and scheduling implementation of projects in scope.</li><li>Standardize support in project budgeting process, annual forecasts, department budgeting and other such activities, including cost control analyses in terms of project performances.</li><li>Liaise, contribute and coordinate with different functional departments in a timely fashion to meet department’s objectives.</li><li>Ensure that planning-related guidelines, terms and conditions (e.g., Earned Value Management) are included in RFP packages and evaluated properly during tender evaluation.</li><li>Oversee the development and maintenance of project master program, to the level of details deemed appropriate, to allow for proper monitor and control of project performance.</li><li>Ensure in monthly updates provided by contractors/consultants/vendors are in line with the baseline and advise of any slippages and corrective measures to keep the project on track</li><li>Oversee administration of contracts and provide scheduling and time-frame expertise.</li><li>Provide high level technical assistance and evaluation of contractors/consultants change requests, variation orders, EOTs and claims assessment and resolution.</li><li>Oversee the consultants/contractors’ work schedules in accordance with the relevant project contract conditions.</li><li>Report contractual issues on planning to Project Management and recommend necessary actions to be taken and evaluate time related claims.</li><li>Monitor and control of overall project performance from time and cost perspective as per project contracts’ terms and conditions.</li><li>Oversee the earned value analysis on monthly basis.</li><li>Oversee cash-flow and payment schedule analysis and provide data inputs into financial models as needed.</li><li>Oversee monthly reports throughout the various project stages.<br></li></ul>
