Senior Planner at Lycopodium

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Controls Manager, the Senior Planner will be a key support to our study and/or project teams. This position will be responsible for executing and monitoring the project schedule, as well as providing up-to-date data to assist with the management of project activities to the highest quality, in line with Company, Client and regulatory requirements.

The tasks you'll perform

• Establish Project schedules of each phase of the project including project development, planning approvals, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, transport, construction and commissioning.
• Read and interpret all typical design deliverables such as flow sheets, P&ID’s drawings, equipment lists and other data required to prepare and maintain a Project Schedule. 
• Support the Project team to prepare the Project Schedules and provide up-to-date data to assist with the management of project activities to the highest quality.
• Respond immediately to change to ensure projects are completed on time in accordance with the contractual scope of work and services. 
• Analyse scope changes and schedule trends and recommend actions or alternate execution options to improve schedule or mitigate delays.
• Confirm all implementation approaches and controls are reasonable in their establishment and are met throughout the project.
• Evaluate project progress to ensure that it is meeting budgetary and deadline objectives.
• Recognise progress concerns and report immediately to the Project Managers to ensure projects are completed within both budgetary and schedule constraints.

The expertise you'll bring

• 10+ years planning experience in mineral processing/construction projects.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering preferred.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Demonstrated ability to and/or proficiency in the use of specific, relevant proprietary software packages.
• Ability to prepare accurate, detailed schedules and reports to meet strict project deadlines.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of Project Planning and Management.
• Aptitude in building and sustaining positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and colleagues.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.
• A self-starter who can readily adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.