Project Planner

Job Title: Project Planner

Location: Rustenburg

Job Type: 12 month contract, expected to work Full-Time hours (Onsite)

Job Duties

• Scope the details of the project (Project Management and Product Scope)
• Integration of control schedules to a Master Schedule.
• Develop time plans on various projects to ensure that the projects are completed safely, on time and within budget.
• Work closely with Owner, Designers and Project Managers to develop and maintain detailed resource loaded schedules projects using MS Project
• Monitor and analyze project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Plan, coordinate, and monitor activities of assigned projects to develop and implement procedures, processes, and systems.
• Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Oversee schedules, risk management plans, and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Ensure to take appropriate planning measures with all clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets.
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams.
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management.
• Evaluate and analyses with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated to a Master Schedule.
• Gather actual data, update project schedule, and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.
• Assist the project team in developing recovery plans as the need may arise.
• Participate in monthly progress report.
• Facilitate and participate in weekly schedule reviews.
• Measure and report on progress.
• Troubleshoot and monitor potential scheduling problems

Required Qualifications

Dip or certification in Project Management

Experience

10 years as a project planner in mining processing plants

Project administration and coordination

Planning and scheduling

Communication and stakeholder management

Time management and organization

Microsoft Office and project management software

MS Project, Primavera P6