Planning Manager

Job Roles & Responsibilities

• Preparation of a Master Schedule, establishing Project Baseline, in consultation with the project team and ensure that all concerned are aware of plans
• Critical Path analysis and work out the resource requirement/allocation (Man power, equipment, material etc. so as to fulfil the construction schedule prepared as above)
• Work out the financial budget (project budget as well as annual budget)
• Monitoring, adjusting and updating the cost plan and cash flows accordingly and the consolidation of these results.
• Releasing Quarterly Plans, capturing and tracking the various Constraints and mitigating the Risks involved, in terms of Time, Cost, Quality and Safety. Study the impact of alternative approaches to work.
• Releasing Monthly Plan and preparation of Progress Report for the Senior Management. Identify Delays and provide Corrective Actions to achieve the milestone.
• Use scheduling software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) to track progress and adjust schedules as necessary.
• Co-ordinate with the Site, Contracts, Procurement and Estimation Team to ensure the availability of Contractor and Material before the commencement of work through RFI (Request for Information) Management.
• Coordination with the Architect/Consultants to finalize Drawings/ Statutory Approvals based on Pre-Execution schedule.
• Involvement in Decision making for selection of Materials, Methodology, Work Specification, budget Cost Control
• Planning Implementation, Drawings Scrutiny, Review of Bill of Quantities, Construction Area, Analysis Reports, etc and Monitoring & Controlling.
• Tracking and Monitoring of the project progress and milestones .
• Analyse the gaps between the planned Vs actual and highlights the areas needing attention for action of the project team.
• Preparation of MIS reports to assist the project manager/ senior management in Monitoring of works, resource utilization, productivity studies etc.
• Resource Productivity Control and direct cost control
• Handling and monitoring team of Junior Planning Engineers and Document Controller
• Delay Analysis of the project and mitigation plan for delays
• Contractual negotiations such as EOT, price escalation and new amendments if any

Experience / Skill Set Required

• 12 to 15 Years experience in Construction planning with an EPC contractor for Building projects
• Excellent exposure in Primavera and MS Project software
• Project Planning, Scheduling and Monitoring
• Should have strong analytical skills
• Should have good presentation skills and communication skills
• Expert in monitoring progress & budgetary control and implementing cost-saving initiatives