Specialist: Site Planning (12-Month Fixed Term Contract)

One day, transit will be truly rapid. One day, alternative energy will no longer be the alternative. One day, we will look beyond earth for valuable minerals. With an engineering partner who delivers more innovative solutions, that day will come sooner. Throughout our storied history, we’ve embraced our clients’ visions as our own. We’ve chosen to bring them to life because we are custodians of vast knowledge who combine proven technical expertise with the courage to challenge. We are independent - free to bring our best thinking and teams to your business. We constantly seek out and nurture the world’s finest minds - extraordinary individuals who keep your long-term success our top priority. Teams who act on our longstanding culture of caring through community initiatives. People who push progress in ways you believe are most meaningful. To help you solve your greatest challenges. To help you transform the world. Hatch. Together we can build positive change. The Senior Planner is responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that Hatch procedures and best practices are applied, as appropriate, and recommending changes to the Project Controls Manager where required. The Project Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining the project master schedule to meet the project objectives. As the successful candidate, you will: Key Responsibilities: Safety Have a strong personal commitment to safety Take personal responsibility for safety incident reporting Embrace Behavioral-based safety ethos Take personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and thereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained Have/gain familiarization with Hatch safety processes, protocols and procedures. FEL3 data verification and Project set-up Meet Functional Managers to finalize FEL4 project set-up schedule (using standard template) Conduct interactive planning meeting with Functional Managers to finalize project implementation schedule Confirm level 1and 2 project schedule and critical path and set baseline for project implementation phase Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling (incl. early works and understand schedule basis). Project master schedule development Confirm and refine FEL4 level 3 scheduling Identify and schedule critical vendor data requirements Populate approved measurable commodity quantities and labor to produce baseline S-curves Participate in project schedule risk analysis and include resultant contingency in baseline Maintain FEL4 schedule basis Using progress reports (early and late curves) and project schedule (level 3 baseline); maintain, optimize and monitor progress. Identify and resolve issues Develop FEL4 level 3 commissioning schedule Analyze contractor level 4 schedule and provide recommendations. Project schedule monitoring and updates Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports Maintain and optimize schedule, monitor progress, highlight and resolve schedule issues Generate all progress curves Develop and maintain commodity and resource profile Extract and publish four-week look ahead schedule Monitor slippages and critical and near critical paths and discuss with Project Controls Manager for resolution w Establish all equipment/ material and contractor ROS (Required on Site) dates Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and vendor and contractor milestone dates Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of the vendors and contractors with respect to their schedule commitments. Project trend and change management Once a change is approved, maintain and optimize the schedule, monitor progress and highlight/ resolve areas of potential concern. Project progress measurement and earned value Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports Obtain progress info via progress reports, EPCM status report, vendor progress report and cost report and calculate progress for construction packages Qualifications and Experience: Essential Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience 8-15 years experience as a planner in a multi-discipline project environment Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment Knowledge of the estimating and tendering processes Knowledge in the use of Primavera Project Planner P6 Technical overview of work methods and techniques Risk management principles Good knowledge of project management principles Knowledge of forms of contract will be a definite advantage. Preferred Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication Computer literacy (MS Office package) Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines Planning and organizing Problem solving and mitigating skills Presentation skills