Scheduler - Project Management

Responsibilities

• Interactive planning session(s) with the area / team leads to establish a PMB
• Monitor project risks, issues, resources and CPM and assist in providing solutions to Project Controls Manager and the Resident Engineer, complying with WSP and the Client’s standards and codes.
• Proactively identify and highlight any progress issues which threaten successful delivery of the project, so that recovery action may be taken including any claims.
• Develop different level of schedule for the project as well as supporting the business development group during the proposal phase.
• Able to perform critical path analysis to determine which deliverable have float and which cannot slip schedule.
• Mentor junior and intermediate staff.
• Manage internal and external client expectations and coach others in effective negotiation.
• Ability to work with internal and external client to create integrated EPC/client schedules.
• Coordinating the activities of the schedulers in the performance of their assigned tasks.
• Timey identification, notification, optimization and recording of schedule scenarios supporting trends items that have potential for future impact within project scope.
• Assisting in the improvement of the management of changes procedures.
• Provide technical support and work collaboratively with Project Managers to ensure that the project schedule scenarios (what if) are developed to satisfaction.
• Maintain the master schedule baseline for engineering, procurement and construction activities.
• Work in close collaboration with another department to prepare consistent outputs.
• Prepare schedule scenarios for trends and scope change with Project Team regarding project activities
• Advanced knowledge of the philosophies, principals, practices & techniques of project controlling.
• Convey an understanding of project evolution and serve as a preventative mechanism for unforeseen cost and schedule impacts.
• Plan staffing and project hours to ensure necessary resources are available and appropriately assigned for both approved and proposed work.
• Take on additional responsibilities as directed by management.
• Evaluate impact of the project trends for cost and schedule, provide most accurate total impacts by ensuring inclusion of all cost categories (engineering, material, equipment, construction) and schedule impacts.
• Ensure all project/discipline related risks are raised. 
• Record risk items, update, and maintain risk register.

Key Competencies/Skills

• Experience with Project scheduling & Primavera P6 a must.

Mandatory Skills

• 8-12 years Experience with Project scheduling with O & G, Power, Mining Processing industry experience.
• Demonstrable capability in Project Controls, and proven skills in the use of Primavera / Microsoft / other planning products (e.g. Primavera Project Management, Primavera Risk Analysis, Microsoft Project)
• Understanding the Project Controls function to align with.
  • Schedule Management
  • Cost Management
  • Change Management, and
  • Risk and Opportunity Management

Desired Skills

• 8-12 years Valuable experience in planning is considered and asset
• Understanding management of changes implications
• Understanding Earned Value Management guiding principles considered a plus.
• Must be able to analyse the effect of schedule performance on project completion
• Must be time flexible and able to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Attention to detail is critical
• Familiarity with other analytics tools such as Power Point, Excel, Power BI & equivalent dashboards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective interpersonal skills
• Work experience on cost control will be an added advantage.
• Previous experience in an EPCM environment in the O & G, Power, Mining processing industry is an asset.

Qualifications

• Must have minimum 8-12 years of experience post-graduation, preferably relating to a large-scale professional services work environment.
• Degree holder with Arts/commerce/Science/Engineering + MBA-Operations management or diploma or certificate in Project Management or other applicable area would be an asset.
• Work experience on AU/NZ projects would be advantageous.
• PMP certification would be advantageous.