Functional duties to the Project Core Team

• Responsible for guiding the Project Core Team in the planning of activities to deliver the project using standard tools (e.g. generic Product Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure)
• Responsible for establishing, integrating and updating the DPS based on common objectives within the project
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting on schedule progress and deviations within all parties involved in the project
• Responsible for resource planning, monitoring and reporting
• Responsible for communicating the DPS to all parties involved in the project, including any changes to the DPS
• Responsible for regularly monitoring critical path(s) of the schedule to identify risks and opportunities and develop mitigation or recovery plans
• The role is mandated to make any internal contacts, and in a consortium, any external contacts, needed to perform the duties

Leadership duties within the Project Core Team

• Lead meetings related to DPS topics within the Project Core Team and with other functions
• Manage, with the support of all Project Core Team members, the effective communication of the current DPS to all relevant stakeholders, including any updates
• Ensure that schedule implications of change requests are made visible and clear prior to presentation and decision making in the Change Control Board

Specific responsibilities to other Project Core Team roles

• Regularly update the Project Controller with any and all progress or delays to the DPS to secure that implications to the EAC are monitored
• Ensure that the Risk & Opportunity Manager is regularly updated with possible threats or opportunity derived from present or future deviations to the DPS

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering or any other related fields.
• Or a tertiary qualification and planning & scheduling experience. Additional qualification in planning & scheduling is an advantage.

Relevant experience required (i.e. directly linked to the requirements of the position/role)

• Typically minimum 4 years of experience in relevant role, established professional with working experience on projects, ideally in similar business areas (e.g. railways, construction, oil & gas, technology, energy)
• Working experience either in Engineering, Project Management, Operations, Procurement, Bids, Sales, or Finance
• Working experience in a multicultural environment is desirable (e.g. working in international teams, international projects etc.)
• Knowledge of relevant software i.e. Primavera

Specialized or cross-functional knowledge / relevant experience required by the position/role

• Project Management
• Planning and Scheduling