Lead Project Planner

Overview

Lead project planning and controls for a new HVDC project, supporting the Lead Project Controls to deliver schedule and costing for the HVDC scope within time and budget.

What you'll do

• Develop tender schedules using established tools and processes, balancing competitive offering with schedule risk aligned to historical performance.
• Develop and maintain the single integrated project schedule by incorporating inputs from all functions, units and third parties.
• Ensure proper linkages in the schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties.
• Ensure functional owners sign off on commitments and are accountable for their dates.
• Work collaboratively with the overall project planning team to align the schedule with the overall schedule.
• Deliver a high-quality schedule aligned with global standards and maintain it through the entire project.
• Drive a regular operating rhythm with the project team to review schedule status.
• Challenge functional owners on forecast completion dates to ensure they are realistic.
• Provide schedule analysis to forecast schedule risk and opportunities.
• Provide look-ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to communicate risk and drive project priorities.
• Generate "what if" scenarios to optimize execution and work with project teams to evaluate feasibility.
• Provide strategies to mitigate risks and follow up with functional owners on mitigation actions.
• Provide and communicate regular status reporting.
• Provide contractually required customer reporting and communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters.
• Deliver the planning and costing of the HVDC scope of work as part of the overall HVDC project.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, with 12+ years of experience.
• Ability to drive project teams to control the project.
• Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes.
• Clear communicator with strong communication and influencing skills.
• Advanced Primavera skills.

Nice to have

• Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Civil engineering is preferred.

Details

• Location: Noida.
• Relocation assistance provided.