Senior Inport Planning Officer at De Beers Group

Job Description:

• To manage and coordinate the planning, associated resources and scheduling related to the scope of works executed by the In-Port Team ensuring that the schedule is executed safely in the most cost-effective and expedient manner.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

Development of integrated schedule plans:

• Ensuring alignment with group scheduling standards
• Ensuring alignment with other key elements of the Project e.g., Safety, Risk, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning and Cost Engineering
• Development of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Development and maintaining of fully integrated complex EPC and EPCM Project Master Schedule for monitoring and controlling against tasks, milestone and deliverables:

• Preparing a Basis of Schedule
• Validating benchmarks of durations
• Coordinating with all relevant stakeholders to define schedule requirements
• Resource loading where applicable
• Apply critical path and critical chain methods to the schedule
• Assessing risks to the critical path
• Assessing opportunities to optimize the schedule

Monitor and control progress against schedule:

• Progress tracking and trending by application of Earned Value principles
• Identify and communicate any schedule conflicts, resource and time constraints, etc. to the In-Port Manager

Comprehensive critical path and near critical path management in-put Ensures transparent reporting of progress supported by:

• Quality assurance on the schedule updating/reporting
• Effective communication of key messages to relevant stakeholders
• S-Curves and executive reporting dashboards.

Management and co-ordination of resources:

• Ensuring the allocation of both internal and external resources to support the effectiveness of all projects.

Qualifications:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree or NQF 7 equivalent
• Qualification in Project Planning and Project Management – PMI-SP or PMI-PMP
• Minimum of 10years relevant work experience in the planning and scheduling environment with at least 5 years’ experience in Marine Mining Industry
• Minimum of 5 years operating at a Senior Planner level.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills (EVM templates, Pivot tables)
• Advanced knowledge of Project Planning software – Primavera P6, MS Projects and Synchro Pro 4D
• Intermediate knowledge of producing schedules and animations utilizing Bentley Synchro Pro 4D

SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES:

Technical Competence

• Basic Maintenance skills and knowledge
• Production Systems knowledge
• Strategic Thinking

Leadership & Business Competence

• Strong supervisory management and communication skills
• Coaching / mentoring
• Planning, co-ordination and prioritizing
• Ability to work under pressure, within set guidelines
• Analyzing & interpretation of information
• Assertive and proactive
• Ability to make decisions
• Strong organization skills