Senior Manager-Planning

Job Description

• Produces Plans, Programmes and Projects, controls information, sets the performance baselines
• Monitors project performance against performance baselines
• Recommends, enables and controls future actions of consultants and contractors
• Understands and works within contractual frameworks
• Reports internally and to clients
• Can work across multiple projects simultaneously
• Develop initiation programmes for all development stages
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Develop initiation programmes and detailed plans for all development phases
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Effectively present project plans to stakeholders
• Ensure supplier programmes are compliant and in line with the detailed plan and progress monitoring systems
• Monitor suppliers Rate of Progress to ensure that this is consistent with the project plan
• Draw up action plans for the recovery of slippage and implement these with suppliers
• Assist with the analysis of supplier claims to ensure that these are appropriately responded to
• Close-out planning functions for each project and ensure of data is correctly administered for the project
• Review and understand all relevant project documents and conditions
• Establish and define project control procedures and identify the level of resources required to operate them
• Develop in conjunction with the Project Manager and Client, a suitable work breakdown structure for the project
• Establish and communicate cost and schedule baselines and ensure control mechanisms are in place to monitor performance
• Review overall project status with the Project Control Team and recommend corrective action where necessary
• Ensure that all cost, planning and document control reports are prepared in accordance with the Project Control Manual
• Other planning management duties as assigned by the Project Director / Senior Project Manager