Project Planning Manager

URGENT Requirement - Project Planning Manager (Third Party Contract)

• Requirement: Third-Party Contractual Requirement (through Zeppelin)
• Position Title : Planning Manager
• Contract Duration: 1 Year / till client requirement
• Project Details : Overall EPC
• Work Location : Vadodara (Gujarat)
• Expected Mobilization: Immediate / ASAP
• Qualification : B. Tech - Mechanical with an experience in Project Planning and Scheduling
• P6, MS Project & PMS hands on experience are must
• Experience in SAP is preferred
• Years of Experience: 8-12 years, Should have experience of project activities from grassroots level.
• Facility : Food, Accommodation, Transportation by the candidate
• Working Hrs. : 8 Hrs. / Per day, six days a week

Job Purpose :

Responsible for all planning related activities for ongoing and upcoming projects. Manage time, cost and scope without any deviation. Track monitor and control project related deliverables, Procurement and Construction activities for meeting company strategic & operational objectives.

ORGANISATIONAL CHART :

Will report to GM Project Planning & Control

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES :

Accountabilities :

Overall Project related planning functions

Major Activities :

• Work with Design consultants and Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractors in developing baseline critical path schedules and progress measurement
• Complete resource-loaded schedules to ensure standards of productivity are utilized in the schedule
• Understanding and following schedule management best practices
• Project planning & implementation on the basis of Basic Engineering Package.
• Planning & scheduling the activities using the MS project / Primavera
• Monitoring the status of the project and communicate the relevant information to stakeholders
• Responsible for assigned project from the initial development. This will require meetings with users to fully determine their needs & fulfilling the same.
• Conducts project review meetings & identify the issues that come up and plan countermeasures.
• Preparing all presentations to convey the plans and schedules to the project team and stakeholders
• Assisting the project team with the evaluation of reported progress and status of critical activities with particular attention to deviations from planned activities
• Assist cost engineers with timing information for cost forecasting accuracy
• Developing and recording the project's historical schedule information and lessons learned to be used in closeout and for future use
• Supporting selection of Design consultant & construction contractors.
• Planning of New projects & preparation of budgetary project proposals with overall cost estimation.
• Responsible for overall monitoring of Project purchase & expediting.
• Project co - ordination with design, contractors, equipment suppliers, consultants & accounts department.
• Meeting the timelines of the project with defined budget cost by setting up major goals and objectives of projects & by monitoring, reporting & ensuring to complete the projects.
• Ability to handle cash flow management
• Contract Management

Key Performance Indicators :

• Timely delivery at EPC stage
• Optimise the cost.
• Timely delivery of materials.
• % cost saving achieved

Functional Skills :

• Working knowledge of Project.
• Ability to communicate across different functions.
• Ability to prioritize and align people towards project activities. Good negotiation and analytical skills.
• Meticulous in documentation.
• Ready to travel within India & Abroad.
• Ability to coordinate activities in time line horizon.

Competency Required

Entrepreneurial Drive :

• Taking Initiative, Achievement Orientation, Risk Taking Ability
• Energetic & tenacious ability to deliver, taking initiatives involving calculated risk. The rationale is that for effective implementation, intellectual analysis is not sufficient. It demands a bias for action, that is taking rapid entrepreneurial decisions and the energy, tenacity and resilience to overcome obstacles.

Customer Service Orientation

Service Delivery, Value Addition, Listening & Responding :

The degree to which one focuses efforts in discovering the needs of individuals or customers and provide them a high quality service in an efficient and an effective manner. It is concerned with performing work constantly and consistently to a level, so that customer demands are met and exceeded consistently.

Analytical Thinking :

Conceptual Thinking & Problem Solving, Cognitive Behaviour, Lateral Thinking

It is a purposeful, reasoned and goal oriented thinking. The ability to solve problems using a systematic approach. It involves visioning the future goals to be achieved, collecting the information, analyzing the cost, risk and the chances of success involved, by taking the right decision.

Managing Self :

• Self Discipline, Self Awareness, Time Management
• It is the ability to know your triggers, preferences , and the internal resources and be able to apply them to guide the performance. It would include goal setting, decision making ,focusing, planning, organizing, taking initiative and taking calculative risk to achieve the goals in the given time period

Relevant and total years of Experience :

8-12 Years of experience in the field of Chemical / Petrochemical / Refinery Project planning, designing, vendor development for project execution.

Should have experience of project activities from grassroots level.

Safety, Health & Environment Responsibilities for Managers:

• Formulate safety policies and procedures
• Conduct risk timely assessments.
• Train all employees in your health and safety procedures.
• Conduct frequent safety inspections and checks.
• Understand & educate the importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrate visible felt leadership

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