Description

In this role, you will manage project schedules by analyzing tender documentation, coordinating with stakeholders, and developing quality schedules. Daily responsibilities include optimizing timelines, identifying risks, and ensuring on-time deliverables while mentoring fellow planners.

Requirements

• •Engineering or Business degree
• •Minimum of 5 years experience in planning and scheduling
• •Industrial or construction background
• •Detailed knowledge of scheduling theory and methods
• •Proficiency in one scheduling tool (OdyC, Primavera, etc.) and familiarity with an additional scheduling software tool (Kinaxis, MS Project, TILOS)
• •Advanced skills in MS Excel or other data analysis tools
• •Knowledge of time-related contractual obligations and principles of delay analysis
• •Basic comprehension of railway industry products and technologies
• •Curiosity and drive to learn
• •Good written and verbal communication skills and effective teamwork
• •Ability to challenge and guide teams proactively
• •Adaptability in a multi-cultural and rapidly changing environment

Tasks

• •Analyze tender documentation for schedule management requirements
• •Set and adhere to a timeline for tender preparation
• •Coordinate with stakeholders to define project schedule interfaces
• •Contribute to the project execution strategy
• •Develop the tender schedule based on contract requirements
• •Identify the critical path and risks in the project schedule
• •Suggest optimization and mitigation actions for the schedule
• •Highlight differences between initial assumptions and final tender schedule
• •Draft the tender schedule narrative
• •Ensure timely delivery of schedule-related deliverables
• •Present scheduling information during tender gate reviews
• •Develop quality schedules per company procedures and stakeholder inputs
• •Optimize schedules for on-time delivery and resource utilization
• •Validate the baseline schedule
• •Create a Project Time Management Plan
• •Organize and lead regular project schedule review sessions
• •Align commitments of stakeholders and manage schedule interfaces
• •Monitor adherence to schedule quality standards
• •Identify critical paths and delays in complex schedules
• •Guide the project team in risk mitigation and opportunity seizing
• •Lead preparation of schedule and progress reports with KPIs
• •Support the Contract Manager in time-related disputes
• •Provide assistance on schedule-related issues
• •Mentor and support other planners

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