Project Planner

Not just a job, but a career

Yokogawa, award winner for ‘Best Asset Monitoring Technology’ and ‘Best Digital Twin Technology’ at the HP Awards, is a leading provider of industrial automation, test and measurement, information systems and industrial services in several industries.

Our aim is to shape a better future for our planet through supporting the energy transition, (bio)technology, artificial intelligence, industrial cybersecurity, etc. We are committed to the United Nations sustainable development goals by utilizing our ability to measure and connect.

About the Team

Our 18,000 employees work in over 60 countries with one corporate mission, to "co-innovate tomorrow". We are looking for dynamic colleagues who share our passion for technology and care for our planet. In return, we offer you great career opportunities to grow yourself in a truly global culture where respect, value creation, collaboration, integrity, and gratitude are highly valued and exhibited in everything we do.

Project Planner (Master Scheduler)

A project planner should join PM/customer stakeholder KOM to map the contracted schedule, firm up milestones to engineer, procure with estimated lead times to meet schedules. He should also factor risks identified, especially schedule risks, that could derail the project. The project planner takes stock of the current situation every month, identifies gaps in the original schedule and reports to PM / Divisional Manager deviations. Action plan shall be updated to the schedule, and reports and document the issues, e.g., Identification of project delays because of customer, to engage in Variation Order discussions, risk mitigation, prompt letters for delays.

**Responsibilities**:
Analysis of the contractual documents regarding time schedules and milestones to ensure on-time delivery. Project planning from contract inception up to project closure. Preparation of master schedule including that covered scope of work using Microsoft Project Professional (or equivalent scheduling tool). Work breakdown structure (WBS) based on scope of work. Participate in project baseline meetings for engineering, manufacturing, FAT and dispatch. Development of Detailed execution programs (Baseline plan) and Level 1 through Level 4. Preparation and Tracking of Project Master Schedule and Summary Level S-Curves. Establish Reporting Tools analyze critical paths and restraints to determine effect of change or deviation from the plan and recommend workarounds to mitigate impacts and maintain an awareness of the risk profile of the schedule. Tracking project miles stones & working with the project manager towards ensuring schedules are met. Carryout weekly walkthroughs & advice project team in prioritizing the activities to meet the project deliverables. Co-ordinate & expedite to meet the deliverables & commitments. Prepare weekly and monthly reports of project status. Identify, track, report key schedule milestones monthly to Divisional Manager. Participate in project meetings and revise internal schedule as per conclusions and advice team about impact on the internal schedule as a result of actions/deficiencies. Close liaison with Contract managers and PM, Clients in relation to highlighting construction planning issues, methodologies and their implementation including feedback. Assist in Preparation of periodic management and / or Customer reports as assigned by Manager
- Planning. Ensure procurement plan is on schedule for each project or raise alarm with Divisional Manager. Just in time procurement to optimize UBR, but prioritize contract schedules. Work with Resource Manager to ensure work alignment of walk-through to project contract schedule and incorporate delays. Planning of monthly staging in factory, report deviations. FES engineer deployment and tracking w.r.t. plan. Provide periodic reports to PM/customer/Line Manager and Divisional Manager. Support and verify entries in PM dashboard.

Qualification, Experience & Competencies
- Shall have knowledge of project processes, life cycle and agile management.
- Develop and Maintain project schedules independently.
- Ability to work with PMs on complex projects for planning and scheduling.
- PMP certification / Scrum Certification.
- MSPE and Oracle primavera certification.
- Ability to generate visual reports for decision making.
- Ability to generate project specific dashboards and discipline wise dashboards.

**Skills**:

- Excellent oral and written communications.
- Project Management skills - project planning, variance analysis, critical path analysis and earned value analysis.
- Technical Skills - High-level usage of Scheduling tools like Microsoft Project, Oracle Primavera and SmartSheet.

Reporting
- The Project Planner (Master Scheduler) shall report to PMO.

Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds