Senior Planner/Scheduler

Experienced Senior Planner wanted in a Perth based role supporting this huge Australian mining project for this global EPCM, great rates and a minimum 12 month contract now available for the right candidate! 


We are seeking a Senior Planner to work closely with the Lead Planner across a large mining project and responsible for managing interfaces with the clients component of works in the overall schedule. Once schedules are established, the Senior Planner is responsible for timely, quality updates and analysis, and that deviations from the plan are communicated to project management. This is a great opportunity to join a professional EPCM organisation and be involved with this trademark and challenging project. Responsible for scheduling, project progress and performance reporting, cost planning and resource leveling, senior level capabilities in scheduling and management, 5-8 years + experience working on large scale projects.


 Responsibilities:

• Liaise with and obtain information from contractors, site superintendents and area managers for updating and reporting purposes
• Project planning and schedule development, maintenance and monitoring for all phases of the Programme, including engineering, procurement, construction and start-up of facilities
• Resource loading of project schedules, leveling and analysis
• Prepare regular status reports and forecasts for project management and client review
• Prepare revised contract programs and schedules
• Monitors and reports critical path and schedule performance of total project
• Project schedule analyses and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of
  schedule

Experience working for an EPCM with heavy interfacing with the owner's team and/or client side will be highly regarded as is experience in using the various Project Management software tools, especially Primavera P6.


Required Competencies and Skills: 

• Minimum 7 years + hands on industry experience in planning and scheduling and creation of a master schedule in EPCM design or construction environment
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to produce and revise resource loaded schedules
• Experience and ability to use nominated planning and spreadsheet software (Primavera P6)
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Program
• Demonstrative knowledge of conceptual and detailed planning of small to large EPCM projects from conception to commission
• University Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or a related discipline