Senior Planning Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Provide planning & reporting services to project teams to ensure proper project planning, reporting and resource management.
• Develops and ensures effective and successful Management Level (Levels 1 and 2) and Performance Level (Levels 3 and 4) project plans/schedules for all phases of project, including the FEED, Engineering, Procurement and Construction phases.
• Performs logic network planning using the Critical Path Method (CPM) for the development of all plans and schedules with Basis of Schedule documents.
• Develops appropriate plans/schedules and monitors and updates plans/schedules for the project from the start through Close-Out
• Ensures appropriate physical progress measurement set up and regular updates for the project.
• Prepare resource and progress reports to reflect the agreed budget for the work and in line with the developed Work Breakdown Structure.
• Coordinates preparation of projects Progress Reporting and Management information packs.
• Implementation and development when required of Planning and Reporting related Processes and Procedures,
• To develop project schedules from summary to detailed level which optimize expenditure of time, resource utilization and cost.
• Prepare and update on a weekly basis a Progress Calculation Report. Undertake calculation of progress, Schedule
• Performance Index and productivity statistics.
• Analysis, forecasting and manage the Company Projects schedules, resource budgets, productivity and other KPI’s as one entity. Compilation and analysis of historical planning, productivity and resource data
• To identify and addresses areas of concern and project schedule risk and subsequent recovery action to minimize adverse trends.
• Update the Planned, Committed, Expended and Estimated To Complete values.
• Undertake regular reviews of the schedules and progress reports to identify any trends, variations or concerns.
• Support all Project Service teams of planning, cost control, cost estimate and document controls when required
• Trains junior staff on their responsibilities, advises on best practices and ensures proper norms and methods are followed.
• Demonstrate a commitment to achieving of Company standards and procedures and development planning and scheduling check lists and procedures
• To provide information to Senior Management to enable a project to be managed effectively.
• Undertake ad hoc reviews and analysis as directed by Project Service Management.
• Must have sound knowledge and understanding of technical terms and conditions of project management.
• Solid knowledge of all phases of project, including the FEED, Engineering, Procurement and Construction phases.
• Must have knowledge and experience of Project Control, Planning and Reporting disciplines.
• Knowledge of computer based systems including, good knowledge of PRIMAVERA P6 and MS Project, ERP systems, , Database Management systems, Excel, Power BI, Word, Microsoft Office or equivalent software packages.
• Ability to identify changes and improvements to the technical documentation and procedures to reflect Client’s changing requirements.
• Knowledge of PMI practices and certification is preferred
• Be proactive, a self-starter and ability to work without supervision.
• Systematic thinker and good organizational skills/ time management.
• Strong personality with ability to be firm and persuasive without authority.
• Team player within and across functions.
• Sensitive to Client’s requirements and Client-focused

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering is minimum requirement. Master's degree preferred
Language skills: English and Russian are mandatory. Kazakh is advantageous
Professional experience: Min 10 years – technical experience in planning