Job Title: Project Planner
  
Reports To: Group Planning & Risk Manager / Lead Planner
  
Department/Category: Planning
  
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Role Purpose
As a Project Planner you will play an active role in project management support of multi-disciplined, multi-sector project delivery work by facilitating the planning, scheduling and controlling processes. Providing advice, support and clear communication of fact-based answers to key management questions which will aid in intelligent and effective decision making, and must escalate and flag internally to the Lead Planner (& Planning Manager) immediately where there is risk to Kirby
  
Key Functions of the Project Planner

• Review Contract documentation and highlight key schedule and tracking requirements
• Develop Construction schedule based on high level target schedule and WBS received from Project manager
• Support in client schedule negotiations
• Labour & Metrics load the schedule based on hours & quantities received from the Commercial Team
• Develop the required Trackers and Reporting templates
• Develop fully integrated construction schedule in conjunction with the Main Contractor and Project Manager
• Measure & track weekly progress and efficiency in consultation with the Site Team and validate this formally with the Commercial Team every 2 / 3 weeks
• Highlight potential risks and roadblocks to the project team and lead planner on an ongoing basis

  
Project Planner Responsibilities
In conjunction with your project team, you will be responsible for the execution of various stages of a project as follows:
  
Business Unit Support

• Point of contact for the Project Manager for all project related planning issues
• Develop Schedule’s and Histograms for Bid Support as required by the Lead Planner

  
Programme Co-ordination (Planning Phase of Project Life Cycle):

• Support the implementation of Planning Process
• Review Contract documentation concerning Schedule and Reporting Requirements and ensure that they are met
• Facilitate Planning Meeting(s) where required
• Validation of High Level Target Schedule as received from PM considering current emerging IFC project information
• Optimize build schedule & develop “Pinch Pint Register” identifying where we are not in agreement with Main Contractors / CMT schedule
• High level labour load of Target Schedule to be completed and S-Curve to be produced
• Submit the Schedule and S-curve (& all subsequent schedules) for review and approval to the Lead Planner
• Negotiation strategy to be developed to deal with main contractor schedule risk – influence favourable outcome to KGE
• Organize with Kirby PM & attend meeting with Main Contractor / CMT to negotiate and agree Kirby optimum build schedule – minute and circulate
• Revise / Develop and add agreed level of detail to schedule
• Assist Main Contractor / CMT in development of an overall integrated schedule
• Ensure that the schedule is “Labour Loaded” and aligned with the Commercial Department Budgets – highlight any weeks where large progress is forecasted to PM’s, Lead Planner & Planning Manager
• Produce Build Methodology / Phasing Drawings
• Present the latest version of the schedule to the construction team to ensure there is a thorough understanding
• Support in Risk identification & mitigation

  
Status and Performance Advisor (Controlling Phase of Project Life Cycle):

• Provide clear communication of early warnings to project management teams obtained from progress reports and knowledge of project field conditions
• Advise project teams on ways to improve performance
• Monitor package progress and efficiency (direct and subcontract) provide “estimate at completion” on labor man-hour spend in conjunction with the Commercial Team
• Chair and facilitate weekly “Look Ahead” Meetings on site with SM’s as required
• Progress Measuring / recording & collating actual installation progress for installation progress reporting
• Weekly Spent / Earned man-hours efficiency reporting in conjunction with the Commercial Team
• Compilation of and issuing of period progress reports (internal / external / dashboard)
• Produce Weekly “Drop-line Schedule” cw. 2 week look ahead and 2 week retrospective
• Schedule management, revision and maintenance
• Escalation of risk items to Lead Planner & Planning Manager

  
General

• Look for new opportunities to improve service to “Internal Customers”
• Look for new opportunities to improve processes
• You will proactively and vigilantly keep information secure and fully comply with the Kirby Information Security Management System (ISMS).

  
The above list of tasks, activities, responsibilities and accountabilities is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. Job descriptions will be regularly reviewed to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post.