Planning Engineer

Desicon Engineering Limited

Management & Business Development

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Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and scheduling and for creating the baseline for the GMC project assigned for timely project delivery
• Develop detailed project schedules using industry-standard software such as CMMS, SAP.
• Establish baseline schedules, including critical path identification and analysis.
• Break down project scope into manageable tasks and activities.
• Define work breakdown structures (WBS), milestones, deliverables, and key project dependencies.
• Regularly monitor project progress and update schedules to reflect actual project status.
• Conduct variance analysis to compare planned versus actual progress and identify any deviations.
• Forecast completion dates based on current progress trends and propose corrective actions for any potential delays.
• Develop and maintain S-curves, histograms, and other visual aids to communicate project status
• Identify potential risks and constraints that may impact project schedules.
• Develop and implement mitigation strategies to minimize schedule risks.
• Participate in risk assessments and integrate mitigation plans into the overall project strategy.
• Collaborate with project managers, maintenance supervisors, engineers, and subcontractors to align schedules and ensure seamless execution of all project activities
• Act as a central point of contact for all planning and scheduling-related communications.
• Facilitate regular project meetings to review schedules, progress, risks, and action plans.
• Collaborate with resource managers to ensure adequate allocation and optimization of personnel, equipment, and materials.
• Monitor resource utilization and adjust plans to prevent over- or under-allocation.
Plan and forecast resource needs for upcoming project phases

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Mechanical or Construction Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years’ experience in the same or related role.
• Ability to carry out routine feasibility studies and valuation analysis as may be required from time to time.
• Proficiency in reports required to efficiently and proactively highlight the daily, weekly and monthly Project Progress status of the project.
Ability to conduct risk analysis evaluation for the project.

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