Planning Manager Project Planning & Controls

1Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Prepare WBS, activity sequencing, logic, milestones and baseline schedules.
• Develop L1/L2/L3 schedules as required by project requirements.
• Establish project execution sequence and key milestone dates.
• Monitor critical path and total float.

2. Progress Monitoring & Schedule Control

• Monitor planned vs. actual progress on weekly and monthly basis.
• Update Primavera schedules with actual progress.
• Identify schedule slippages, bottlenecks and critical activities.
• Analyse delays and their impact on project completion.
• Prepare short-term / look-ahead schedules.

3. Recovery & Delay Management

• Identify reasons for project delays and schedule variance.
• Prepare recovery / catch-up plans.
• Monitor implementation of recovery actions.
• Conduct delay and impact analysis.
• Support EOT / delay documentation and contractual schedule submissions wherever required.

4. EngineeringProcurement–Construction Coordination

• Coordinate planning inputs from Engineering, Procurement and Construction teams.
• Track engineering deliverables and approvals.
• Monitor procurement activities, material availability and delivery schedules.
• Integrate engineering, procurement and construction schedules.
• Highlight constraints affecting site execution.

5. Resource & Productivity Planning

• Prepare manpower and equipment deployment plans.
• Monitor resource requirements against project schedules.
• Prepare manpower/equipment histograms.
• Monitor productivity and identify resource constraints.
• Coordinate with project teams for optimum resource utilization.

6. MIS & Management Reporting

• Prepare Weekly Progress Reports (WPR) and Monthly Progress Reports (MPR).
• Prepare S-Curves, progress dashboards and milestone reports.
• Present project status to Project Head / Management.
• Highlight major delays, risks, constraints and required management actions.
• Provide accurate forecast of project completion dates.

7. Project Controls / Data Analysis

• Monitor schedule performance and key project KPIs.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM), where applicable.
• Analyse schedule variance and performance trends.
• Maintain planning databases and project control records.
• Ensure timely and accurate planning information.

Key Deliverables

• Approved Baseline Programme
• Integrated Master Schedule
• Updated Primavera P6 Programme
• Critical Path Analysis
• 2/3/4 Week Look-Ahead Schedule
• Weekly & Monthly Progress Reports
• S-Curve
• Manpower & Equipment Histogram
• Procurement / Engineering Tracking
• Delay Analysis
• Recovery Programme
• Milestone Monitoring
• Project Completion Forecast
• Management Dashboard / MIS