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ABICON is seeking a Lead Planner to develop, maintain, and report on project schedules for their scope of work. The role involves supervising Planners, consolidating schedules, monitoring progress, conducting variance analysis, preparing reports, and coordinating with various departments. The Lead Planner will also support scenario planning and ensure consistent application of progress measurement methodology.
This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, with over 10 years of experience in planning and scheduling on EPC or construction projects, including team leadership. Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project is essential, along with strong skills in analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication, time management, leadership, progress measurement systems, CPM analysis, EVM, advanced MS Excel, reporting, and dashboard preparation.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of experience in planning/scheduling on EPC or construction projects, including team leadership. Must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project. Key skills include analytical thinking, problem-solving, communication, time management, leadership, project scheduling, progress measurement, CPM analysis, EVM, advanced MS Excel, reporting, and dashboard preparation.
Description
Job Summary: The Lead Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and reporting the project schedule for ABICON's scope of work, coordinating progress measurement and ensuring schedule risks are identified and communicated to project management.Duties & Responsibilities:Develop and maintain the baseline and progressive project schedule (Primavera P6) for ABICON scope. Supervise Planners and consolidate discipline-level schedules into an integrated master schedule. Monitor progress and update the schedule based on site input and productivity data. Conduct schedule variance and critical path analysis, highlighting delays and risks. Prepare progress curves (S-curves), histograms, and progress reports for management and the client. Coordinate with construction, procurement, and engineering on schedule interfaces. Support what-if scenarios and recovery schedule development. Ensure progress measurement methodology is applied consistently across disciplines. Support preparation of look-ahead schedules (weekly/monthly) for site execution. Coordinate schedule-related information for change orders/claims. Present schedule status in progress meetings. Maintain schedule documentation and historical records for lessons learned.RequirementsExperience: +10 years of experience in planning/scheduling on EPC or construction projects, including team leadership experience.Education:Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field. Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.Required Skills & Abilities:1- Core Competencies:Analytical Thinking Attention to Detail Problem Solving Communication Skills Time Management Leadership2- Technical Skills:Project Scheduling (Primavera P6) Progress Measurement Systems Critical Path Method (CPM) Analysis Earned Value Management (EVM) Reporting & Dashboard Preparation MS Excel (Advanced)