Lead Project Planner

Job Description Summary Job Description Role & responsibilities: • For a new HVDC project , we are looking for a Project Planner / Controller who will be supporting the Lead Project Controls to execute the project as per the elaborated strategy and maintain project on time and within the budget. • Candidate will be the part of HVDC Project Controls team catering to global HVDC projects requirements • Project Controller will be responsible to deliver the Planning and Costing of HVDC Scope of work as a part of overall HVDC Project work Job Description Role & responsibilities: • For a new HVDC project , we are looking for a Project Planner / Controller who will be supporting the Lead Project Controls to execute the project as per the elaborated strategy and maintain project on time and within the budget. • Candidate will be the part of HVDC Project Controls team catering to global HVDC projects requirements • Project Controller will be responsible to deliver the Planning and Costing of HVDC Scope of work as a part of overall HVDC Project work Scheduling - Develop tender schedules using the established tools and processes and challenges the team to ensure schedule risk is managed with a balance of competitive offering aligned to historical performance - Develops and maintains the single project schedule representing the entire project by integrating inputs from all functions, units and third parties contributing to the project - Ensure proper linkages in schedule to show all interdependencies between contributing parties - Ensure functional owners sign off on commitments and are made accountable for their date - Work collaboratively with other overall project planning team to ensure optimal alignment of schedule with overall schedule - Delivers a high quality schedule aligned with global standards to ensure project is accurately represented - Maintains schedule thru the entire project obtaining inputs from all project contributors - Drives regular operating rhythm with project team to review schedule status and operating rhythm - Challenges functional owners on forecast completion dates to ensure dates are realistic - Provides schedule analysis to forecast schedule risk and opportunities using available tools and experience - Provides look ahead, backlog and future late reporting with prioritizations to clearly communicate potential and real risk and drive the project priorities - Generates “what if” scenarios to optimize execution and works with project teams to evaluate feasibility - Provides strategies to mitigate risks - Drives functional owners to mitigate risks and follows up with functional owners on risk mitigation actions - Provide and communicate regular status reporting - Provides contractually required customer reporting and is able to communicate directly with customers on scheduling matters Key Skills: • Able to drive project teams to control the project • Analytical skills to use data to forecast outcomes