Consultant - Project Planning

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esponsibilities
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ey duties and responsibilities include:
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• anage all aspects of planning, scheduling, and programming of work.
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• ead planning input on assigned projects, including managing contributions from other planners to ensure consistent and effective delivery aligned with scope, time, cost, and quality requirements.
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• stablish baseline schedules and control procedures and monitor progress to ensure early identification of issues.
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• rovide progress and earned value reports to support financial forecasting and enable timely corrective actions.
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• ssist senior planners in monitoring project risks, issues, resource allocation, and CPM analysis; support the project controls manager in keeping with WSP and client standards.
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• upport project planning, scheduling, and control inputs for estimating and tendering activities, ensuring relevant issues, actions, and risks are addressed.
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• romote a high-performance culture aligned with WSP values by actively participating in performance management and contributing to the professional growth of team members.
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• ontribute to the planning and control strategies of assigned projects, including the development of standards, procedures, dashboards, and progress reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
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• erform other tasks as assigned by the Line Manager or Head of Department (HOD) within the GCC PMCM team.
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ey Competencies / Skills
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andatory Skills:
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• trong expertise in project scheduling and proven experience with planning tools such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
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• olid understanding and application of Critical Path Analysis, Earned Value Techniques, and general project management principles.
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• dvanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word for creating tools and dashboards to support stakeholder communication.
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• n-depth knowledge of project scheduling philosophies, principles, practices, and techniques.
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• xperience reviewing and ensuring the quality of junior planners' work; excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.
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referred Skills:
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• xperience with Power BI for reporting and visualisation.
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• bility to mentor and guide junior planners to deliver planning outputs on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

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ualifications
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• inimum: Bachelor's Degree in engineering and Post Graduation in Project/Construction Management
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• ypically, 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in project scheduling and reporting.
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• ertification in project management (e.g., CAPM, PMP, or PRINCE2).
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• referred: Additional qualifications in Project Management (APM- PFQ / AMP-PMQ)

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