Planner / Scheduler IV

JOB DESCRIPTION



1-2 days in office, depending on business needs

Working Schedule: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday



Travel: Possible travel to meet with Customers, depending on business needs, domestic travel only



Position Summary: The Planner / Scheduler develops and maintains schedules to ensure project timelines and resource allocation are optimized. Responsibilities: Create and update project schedules using scheduling tools. Monitor project progress and address scheduling conflicts. Collaborate with teams to optimize resource allocation. Document scheduling activities and prepare detailed reports. Ensure compliance with scheduling standards and guidelines. Qualifications: Bachelor s degree in Project Management, Business, or related field. Experience in scheduling or project management roles. Proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project). Strong analytical and organizational skills.



Must have technical skills : Excellent working experience with both planning and costing tools (Primavera P6 + SAP)

Nice to have technical skills : working experience in the field of electrification industry




Responsibilities and Accountabilities



Overall



Builds tender integrated schedules and cost estimates



Build project schedule and project budgeting in cost and schedule tools



Ensure compliance to Global Standards for planning and cost control in the region



Support PM to align project budgets to as sold in appropriate systems



Maintain project schedule and cost forecast throughout project



Analyse schedule and cost trends and provide forecasted cost and schedules to project team



Maintain a register of potential schedule and cost risks



Maintain a register of actual and committed costs



Checks and controls cost movements, compares with current scope and progress as well as with previous forecast. Also Compares with productivity factors and validates accuracy of estimates



Communicates schedule and cost statforecasts/risk to functional cost owners and drives/supports risk mitigation



Provides internal and external project reporting of project status



Collaborate with 3rd parties on project cost and schedules



Presents all financial data in a transparent way, attends project and management review to present cost status



Provides change order calculations to ensure schedule and cost estimates are accurate



Updates changes in appropriate systems to ensure costs are aligned to the current situation



Aligns with Finance Controller to ensure reconciliation takes place between approved project financial data and books.



Support project close out and claims



Lead the team of Project Cost Control analysts on larger projects



Provide support to tenders



Oversee the planning function on the project



Ensure quality of the project controlling reporting.



Ensure accuracy of cost budgets, actuals, and forecasting



Ensure collaboration with functional cost owners to find strategies to reduce cost



Ensure Alignment to established standards (WBS, process, procedures, tools usage)



Ensure efficiency and effectives of the project cost control team where applicable.






Quality & Lean



Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function



Report or resolve any non-conformances and process in a timely manner



Identify areas of opportunity for standardization / optimization and where possible participate in a Kaizen or similar lean event to implement any identified improvements






EHS



Demonstrate commitment to safety through participation in formal and informal discussions



Adhere to all safe working procedures in accordance with instructions



Ensure safety work instructions are complied



Participate in the resolution of safety issues.



Initiate actions to improve health and safety where needed






Performance Measurement



Schedule quality



Cost forecasting quality



Schedule forecast quality



Cost and schedule performance of project



Timeliness of reporting

















Qualifications & Experience














Educational Requirements



Degree qualified either in finance or may have engineering degree (with financial training)






Desired Knowledge & Experience



5+ years planning large turnkey projects



2+ projects providing cost controlling on large turnkey projects



Lead planner on 2+ turnkey projects



Knowledge of cost control function on large complex turnkey projects



Knowledge of forensic analysis on large complex turnkey projects