Planning Manager | Real Estate | AFEC

Overview

What you will do

Day to Day Operations

• Responsible for managing and coordination of the Project Programme and subordinate planning staff and ensuring that individual project programmes comply with the strategic and contractual requirements of a single or multiple project
• Ensure consistency of programmes and progress reports throughout project
• Preparation of initial strategic master programme based on development concepts, advising client/developer on programmes for developing phases of the project
• Provide feedback to client/developer on effect of proposed changes, assessing impact of delays and changes to ongoing area of the project and liaise with the employee from development, marketing, design construction, and advising planning staff on production outputs.
• Manage projected risk and provide mitigation strategies for successful; project Delivery.
• Responsible for monitoring progress, preparing client and internal reports, preparing programmes to completion, preparation of time impact analysis programme as supporting documentation for claim.
• Responsible for preparation fully coordinated, logic linked, resources loaded, Design, procurement, construction and Commission programmes for projects.
• Produce Planning Narrative Statement reflecting the Programme intent
• Maintain an objective and independent view of the Projects progress Position.
• Administer time management provisions of main contract and subcontract agreements
• Perform forensic delay analysis and prepare the extension of time claims including required liasoning with stakeholders to its finalisation.

Strategic Planning and Project Control

• Develop master schedules, baseline programs, and recovery plans for projects.
• Implement advanced planning techniques to optimize project execution and mitigate risks.
• Provide strategic insights on project sequencing, resource allocation, and critical path analysis.
• Ensure compliance with contract milestones, SLAs, and EOT (Extension of Time) claims.

Safety, Quality & Environment

• Ensure that all relevant safety, quality and environmental procedures, instructions and controls are adhered to so that the safety, quality of services and environmental compliance can be guaranteed within AFEC
• Required Skills to be successful

Behavioural Competencies

• Delighting our customers
• Working across boundaries
• Managing Complexity
• Influencing Others
• Taking Initiative
• Driving for Results
• Engaging Leadership
• Developing Talent
• Situational Adaptability
• Demonstrating Self-Awareness

What Qualifies you for the role

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• PSP (AACE), PMP, PMI-SP, Primavera P6 Certification, or equivalent.
• Excellent understanding of infrastructure/construction, enterprise, innovation and business growth issue
• Good knowledge of local legislation
• Knowledge of personnel management, including supervision, training and performance evaluation
• Knowledge of principles of budgeting and finance
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of the planning profession and development process.

Minimum Experience

• 15+ years in construction planning & project controls
• Have a minimum of 10 years managerial and or technical experience
• Significant track record of success in strategically leading a major contract, business unit o region and/or professional function
• Experience of negotiation in multi-agency, multi stakeholder’s environment