Planning Manager / Project Controls Manager

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 47 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and engaging company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide support to the project team for all planning functions ensuring that issues within the programme are highlighted and understood.
• Give appropriate planning advice and direction to project team members & all relevant Stakeholders and produce programme assurance reports on our Client commissions.
• Produce progress reports showing variance against the baselines.
• Coordinate between Clients and their Partners’, consultants’ and contractors’ programmes of works and compliance with the Project Programme. reporting areas of ‘non-compliance’ for resolution.
• As appropriate and required, provide planning support to the bidding team to do all the activities necessary to submit the bidding documentations in time.
• Assists in developing the program’s delivery and procurement strategy and its associated phasing timelines and update it regularly
• Produces Plans, Programmes and Projects, controls information, sets the performance baselines
• Monitors project performance against performance baselines
• Understands and works within contractual frameworks
• Can work across multiple projects simultaneously
• Assist in the preparation and management of overview and strategic programmes, including design, procurement and construction schedules together with supporting information required schedules
• Develops and maintains management and executive level reports
• Develop an overall development project progress control system, schedule management plans and procedures for all phases. Monitors, refines, and improves the reporting and controls tools as required.
• Review the schedules and related documents from the contractor including monthly reports and analyse the content to ensure compliance with project objectives.
• Review overall project status with the Project Team and recommend corrective action and mitigation plans where necessary
• Assist in risk management activities including risk identification, assessment, response planning, and continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Provides guidance and specialized assistance to project for the resolution of difficult and complex planning problems.
• Manages a team of Planning Engineer(s) 
• Assesses the impact(s) of design and construction changes and schedule slippages
• Participates in the development of key milestones dates and schedule requirements in the RFPs for the design consultant and construction contractors
• Participates in the review and response to bidders’ queries during tender periods

• BSc Degree in the relevant field is preferred;
• Minimum 10 - 15 years’ post graduate experience is required;
• Regional experience with professional consultancy is necessary;
• Advanced Knowledge and Proficiency with multiple discipline specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and/or other planning and resourcing software;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills;
• Professional working knowledge of project management and Planning software and tools. 
• Demonstrable knowledge of Design and Construction Processes
• Strong knowledge in the analysis of Extension of Time claims
• Commercial understanding
• Project management skills

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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