Planner Construction

Job Position: Planner Construction
Ref: 4989
Location: Eastern Cape
Salary: Negotiable commensurate with qualification and experience

Qualifications / Requirements:
• Minimum of 10 years technical experience
• Willing to travel and work long hours when required
• IT skills: Advanced Word, Excel and Outlook
• Systems and software skills: BuildSmart

Personal effectiveness skills:
• Analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Communication skills - verbal and written
• Conflict management
• Deadlines achievement
• Planning and organising
• Problem solving
• Telephone etiquette

Technical skills:
• Administrative skills
• Build statutory requirements
• Construction industry standards
• Construction material and supplier knowledge
• Construction planning
• Contracts understanding
• Drawings understanding
• Local building regulations
• Advanced measurement knowledge
• Advanced plants and tools understanding
• Project sequencing and planning
• Advanced report writing skills
• Understanding of production output rates

Key Performance Areas:
Assist with tender programming:
• Review the scope of the tender work as well as restrictions
• Gain a full understanding of the physical parameters/constraints, codes, laws and customs of where the project is to be constructed
• Prepare a plan based on the clients’ expectations, estimated start dates and durations
• Provide guidelines on the most cost-effective utilisation of resources to build the project
• Prepare an initial plan by using the Candy system or other as required
• Allocate resources as per the requirements and review Histograms
• Ensure a full understanding of the project scope, site parameters, site conditions, equipment and manpower required

Create, maintain, review and administer construction schedules and programs:
• Create a construction schedule and plan per project and gain approval for base lining the program
• Consider durations, scheduling, relationships, lags, constraints and logic to derive the critical path based on planning best practices
• Ensure a full understanding of the time it takes to order, fabricate and deliver long lead equipment items and material for the project
• Adhere to all safety issues, concerns, and practices for a safe working environment according to governing law, construction
• Include specified provisional sums and long lead information, the qualifications of the subcontractors and their ability to perform
• Review and administer all activities with Contracts Manager
• Maintain schedules and keeps project resources on track according to planning methodologies
• Update schedules regularly and provides feedback to Project Managers
• Assist with problem-solving and reviewing of schedules when challenges arise – schedules adjustments or amendments
• Account for and records delays to the schedule and analyses the impacts of those delays and as required
• Propose amended program for new revision and base-lining
• Confer with Managers to adjust budgets and resource allocations
• Monitor and flag any risks that may impede construction progress / completion
• Perform monthly program updates

Manage variations on current projects and provides input and support for claims:
• Assist the Contracts Manager with variation orders arising from scope increases or changes
• Assist Contracts Managers with the preparation of required documents for claims process
• Prepare an updated schedule based on the baseline to see how it will affect the timeframe and resources
• Confer with Managers to adjust budgets and resource allocations
• Ensure that the project and progress is correctly recorded and communicated

Customer service:
• Maintain contact with Contracts Managers and Site Agents to monitor job progress
• Attend to all queries in a professional manner and communicates feedback to relevant stakeholders, such as the MD, CM, QS and Professional Team
• Provide a best practice service and build sustainable relationships with key parties
Teamwork:
• Contribute to team performance, welfare and motivation and participates in necessary coaching and training accordingly
• Maximise learning and training opportunities to improve competence
• Adhere to company policies and code of conduct
• Enhance team and inter-departmental collaboration
• Respect diversity and encourages an environment that values inclusivity