Job Title

Planning Manager

Primary Purpose (Role):

The Planning Manager is responsible for providing a complete project planning service to DRA.

Key Performance Areas (Responsibilities):

People Leadership

• Ensure the Planning department at DRA is functional and capable of providing cost-effective services to projects.
• Mentor the Planning Department resources.
• Lead and develop the team for optimal performance.

People Management

• Allocate resources to projects.
• Identify and participate in the training and development of resources.
• Liaise with all stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met.
• Provide leadership, confidence, and motivation to all project planning resources.

Operational Management

• Ensure a comprehensive planning service is delivered to all projects.
• Develop Planning procedures.
• Support the General Manager: Project Controls in all planning related duties as required.
• Attend management, project team, and client meetings as requested.
• Assist management, project managers, and colleagues in understanding and accepting scheduling concepts, theory, and alternative approaches in scheduling project activities.
• Comply with all health and safety, company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Manage all planning software, supported by DRA ICT.
• Take on client-facing roles as and when the project demands.
• Drive innovation and optimisation.

Stakeholder Relations

• Ensure all interactions with stakeholders are conducted in a professional and respectful manner.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 - Essential
• Project Management Institute (PMI) qualifications or similar - Advantageous
• Technical Qualification - Advantageous
• MS Projects 2013 and Primavera P6 - Essential

Experience:

• Experience in a similar position in the EPCM environment - 8+ years - Essential
• Experienced in a multi-disciplinary engineering and construction environment - 5+ years - Advantageous
• Junior Management experience - 2+ years - Advantageous
• Full MS Office Package at minimum intermediate level - 5+ years - Advantageous

Knowledge Areas:

• Thorough understanding of the EPCM project cycle - Advantageous
• Understanding of Project Management fundamentals - Advantageous
• Exposure to all project control functions - Advantageous
• Well-developed computer literacy specifically including: MS Office suite, Primavera Suite, MS Project - Essential
• Thorough understanding of engineering, manufacturing, and construction processes - Essential
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in project planning at all levels - Essential

Contact information

Yolanda Swart