Planning Engineer
Alstom
Total years of experience :18 years, 4 Months
• Takes a lead in preparing schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations as requested and checks and confirms that the correct scope of work is reflected on assigned schedules.
• Integrates inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Reviews and assesses the work sequences with the total project plan.
• Establishes and implements methods for determining activity durations within assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Develops quantity release and/or installation curves for assigned disciplines/areas or specialties.
• Reviews and approves invoice verification for payment based on cost-loaded schedules, as required.
• Reviews schedule data, identifies and acquires information needed to complete work logics to interface between assigned disciplines, specialties and/or projects.
• Develops specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures, and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions for new work items assigned.
• Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialties and identifies significant activities supporting inter- discipline requirements and identifies critical path for discipline or specialty work activities.
• Identifies, analyzes and monitors schedule deviations for assigned disciplines or specialties including subcontractor submittals and recommends corrective action/work-around solutions for project considerations.
• Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports. Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule and prepares and presents the Critical Items Action Report.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate under the direction of the Lead Planner-Scheduler.
*Develop the appropriate method and sequence of engineering, procurement and
construction operations for the projects using Primavera Project Planner, in
conjunction with the project manager.
*Analyze Monitoring progress throughout the engineering, procurement and
construction processes and comparing these with the projected schedule of
work in a form of report and bars/curves charts
*Produce Liaising with the project Team making adjustments to projects through
the change process flow
*P6 Responsible for specifying the timing of the contract for verifying penalty
clauses for late completion as written into project contracts
*Provide planning and cost controlling support for all projects which includes
variation reporting, monitoring and review on a monthly basis to ensure that
expenditures are kept within the project budget
* Coordinate and work with the project management team to resolve project
issues
* Provide cost control and planning advice to the internal PMT as and when
required
• Acting as the main technical adviser on a construction site for subcontractors, crafts people and operatives.
• Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations.
• Ensuring all materials used and work performed are as per specifications.
• Overseeing the selection and requisition of materials and plant.
• Agreeing a price for materials, and making cost-effective solutions and proposals for the intended project.
• Managing, monitoring and interpreting the contract design documents supplied by the client/architect.
• Liaising with any consultants, sub-contractors, supervisors, planners, quantity surveyors and the general workforce involved in the project.
• Liaising with the local authority to ensure compliance with local construction regulations and by-laws.
• Liaising with clients and their representatives (architects, engineers and surveyors), including attending regular meetings to keep them informed of progress.
• Day-to-day management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labor force and the work of any subcontractors.
• Planning the work and efficiently organizing the plant and site facilities in order to meet agreed deadlines.
• Overseeing quality control, health and safety matters on site.
• Preparing reports as required.
• Resolving any unexpected technical difficulties, and other problems that may arise.