Project Planner at IGPES Group

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Contract

Summary

• This role involves the production of programmes for Design, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning activities for each project from tender through to completion
• Reviewing the progress of programmes on a regular cycle and management reporting as and when required.

Responsibilities

• Development of tender programme into construction programme with assistance from engineering/construction staff.
• Production of programmes from “First Principles” with assistance from engineering / construction staff
• Co-ordination of input from all departments into the programme
• Progress of programmes with site teams and highlight areas of concern and introduce mitigation measures
• Regular site visits as so to assist site teams with planning matters
• Liaison with site teams regarding input into programme development
• Collation of progress information & production of progress reporting
• Update programme following Change Control procedure

Entry Qualifications / Requirements

• B.Sc / HND
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project planning and, particularly, in performing the following activities
• Demonstration of knowledge and practical application of planning and construction activities
• Computer literate

Skills & Quality Requirements:

• Rational & systematic analysis of situation to enable decisions on more varies issues.
• Questioning the evidence to evaluate issues
• Sees potential of new ideas and situations and takes practical approach to change – looking at impact it may have on self and others; demonstrating the ability to explain it to colleagues
• The capacity to review actions taken to identify improvements in efficiency or achievements of goals, using a range of methods, possessing some originality of thought
• Capacity to take longer term commercial view – understands some of the strategic implications of decisions
• Systematically works to set goals; striving to achieve consistent results and proactively identify and pursue new stretching targets and opportunities
• Able to call upon and manage diverse skills and methods in order to deliver results
• Communicates positively with clarity and understanding; confident, articulate presentations with structure and control
• Uses regular performance review to target needs for development and understands and recognizes people’s career needs – using some coaching and feedback to help, building personal plans with them
• Cohesive and encouraging approach to team working; developing inter-team collaboration inside and outside the organization.
• Adjusts behaviour & processes to meet customer and supplier expectations and looks to develop long-term relationships; places customer first
• Ability to take control of most everyday situations and to assume responsibility, organizing and guiding where necessary
• Presents viewpoint with confidence and clarity, demonstrating soundly structured case pros and cons put forward with supporting evidence.