HVDC Project Planning Manager (m/f/d)

with all functions.

Responsibilities

• Key member of the project team providing schedule status to the PM and to the Lead Project Planner

• Develops and maintains the project schedule by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project

• Communicate about the schedule status to the Lead Planner, Project Manager, supplier and third parties.

• Provides schedule analysis to determine project schedule risks and opportunities then works with project team members to drive risk mitigation strategies

• Provides look ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive the project priorities

• Provides regular status reporting with forecasting and analytics to project team members

• Provides contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters

• Preparation of critical path analysis and work with multiple critical and near critical paths

• Generates "what if" scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility

• Aligns with cost controlling function to ensure clear alignment between cost and schedule to ensure accurate project execution

• Support change order analysis with schedule analytics and forecasts

• Organize/lead timely Planning Reviews with project team, to share all schedules issues and define/validate mitigation plan

• Load and manage resources into the project schedule

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Graduate in Engineering or Economic studies

• Background in Project Management. Could be part of the graduate certificate or independent training

Experience and Knowledge

• As part of a project team, several years of experience in planning management

• Application of planning control principles (WBS, critical path, progress)

• Application of planning tools (MS-Project and Primavera P6)

• Including interfaces with Cost control, and workload management

Behavioral skills / competencies

• Fluent in English is a must

• Likes to work in a Team with active collaboration

• Contribute to the decision making

• Critical approach of data on hands

• Rigor and Transparency

• Proactivity & Anticipation and problem solving attitude

As a plus

• Carried out...

• organizational and strategic planning process would be appreciated

• Planning integration principles and methods

• Contract management: made EOTs and supported negotiations

• Risk management

• Schedules "what if" analysis

• Experience with CPA and EOT/delay analysis

• Experience in Substations

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No