Senior Planner at Turner & Townsend

Job Description

• Develop and present preliminary project schedules aligned with PROCSA and RIBA stage definitions. (Primavera P6/Ms Project)
• Produce tender & bid schedules to support new business acquisition (Primavera P6/MS Projects)
• Interpret RFP and tender documentation to extract scheduling & delivery requirements
• Collaborate with business development, project managers & cost planning teams to align bid timelines.
• Support interviews and presentations to clients as the planning expert on bid teams.
• Develop & maintain baseline and working construction schedules (Primavera P6/MS Projects)
• Conduct schedule audits and integrity checks
• Perform critical path and float analysis, progress updates and schedule performance reviews.
• Work closely with client project teams, contractors and consultants to ensure schedule alignment.
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims through forensic delay analysis.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for client presentations and project reviews.
• Attend and contribute to planning and progress meetings.
• Assist with risk analysis and what-if scenario planning
• Apply Industry best practices, including DCMA 14-point checks and Acumen Fuse analysis.

Qualifications

• Currently a Planner/Senior Planner with consultancy, contractor and/or client-side experience minimum of 8 - 10 years
• Strong understanding of PROCSA (South Africa) and RIBA (UK) stages
• Skilled in Primavera P6 & MS Project
• Familiarity with tendering procedures in public & developer- led projects
• Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills
• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) and schedule control principles
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) systems and schedule performance metrics
• Knowledge of FIDIC, JBCC and NEC contracts
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment with multiple concurrent bids