Project Planning Manager

• Responsible for the Set up of the Schedule of the project, including all the project activities of the Power Supply & depot equipment partner for design, procurement, installation, and T&C phases, starting from the IWP (Initial work Programe) schedule and incorporating the contractual milestones, and detailing all the activities.
• Set-up all sequences of activities inside the Power Suppy activity across the sub-systems and packages with PDM methods and rolling wave planning, and check the compliance of the sequences inside the partner’s schedule ; Optimize the schedule, highlighting risks of delays and building mitigation plans with operational teams.
• Liaise with the Project Control team at consortium level who is in charge of consolidationg the partner’s schedule, participate to weekly schedule meetings.
• Define the Schedule documentation (Schedule bar charts, Tilos extracts, schedule narrative on the assumptions and basic criteria) requested to meet the contractual objectives and ensure that they are applied by all the stakeholders, progress reports, performance reports
• Responsible for the Preparation of Progress Review with progress up-date, 30-days and 90-days program.
• Responsible for the Update of the project schedule on monthly basis.
• Review Team members inputs.
• Manage the planning team and lead by example.
• Review all schedules and report data before submission.
• Review project critical path after update and ensure that all contractual rights are reserved.
• Perform the performance review for the planning team and ensure succession plans and development plans are in place.
• Manage the interface with BIM 4D model.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Masters/MBA or PMP is a plus.

• 10+ years’ experience in scheduling activities on major construction project
• Knowledge of schedule and planning methodologies and tools (Primavera, Tilos, etc.)
• Engineering background (or equivalent) with evidence of experience on large multi-disciplinary project
• PMBOK ® knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge of BIM 4D interface
• Microsoft Office and Outlook proficiency
• Electronic Document Management tool

• Arabic & English is a must, French is a plus.

• Understanding of internal, stakeholder, and external (client and authorities) expectations, with the ability to redefine/clarify needs, propose adequate solutions, and adapt communication and presentations accordingly.
• Strong negotiation skills, self-motivation, rigor, and excellent organizational skills.
• Capability to integrate within a multicultural and multidisciplinary team.

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