Senior Regional Project Planner / Scheduler

Role Overview :

Responsible for providing specialist planning and scheduling support across all phases of a project. This role develops, maintains, and monitors project schedules, ensures alignment with baselines, and applies corrective or preventative measures to support timely delivery of project objectives.

Key Responsibilities :

• Prepare and maintain program and project schedules, including summary and detailed plans.
• Establish baseline schedules, monitor performance against them, and provide variance analysis.
• Conduct schedule risk and range analysis; participate in workshops and prepare related reports.
• Review contractor schedules, progress reports, and provide constructive feedback.
• Support sequencing of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness activities, including resource assignments.
• Identify critical activities, assess schedule impacts, and communicate mitigation strategies.
• Track and analyse progress curves, prepare monthly progress updates, and recommend adjustments as required.
• Integrate schedules from contractors and other functions into a consolidated program schedule, ensuring timely updates.
• Prepare weekly and monthly dashboards, reports, and executive summaries for project stakeholders.
• Apply scheduling best practices and utilise standard tools to optimise planning strategies in response to changing project conditions.
• Engage proactively with stakeholders to manage expectations, provide feedback, and ensure clear communication.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by embedding new planning methodologies and supporting capability development within the team.

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