Project Planning Manager

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia beBeePlanning Full time $180,000 - $250,000
Job Description:

The Project Planning Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring the coordination and integration of projects into an Integrated Activity Plan and Schedule. This includes oversight of planning-related initiatives, providing direct planning support to project managers, and ensuring that required planning practices and processes are implemented.

This involves:

  • Oversight of activities, including development, coordination, and maintenance of portfolio performance reports;
  • Transparent and consistent reporting and tracking of plan performance against targets to enhance decision making, opportunity identification, prioritisation, and look-back analysis;
  • Providing leadership and guidance to planners;
  • Assisting with identifying planning and scheduling skills gaps and recommending suitable training courses; and,
  • Reviewing and assessing plans received from operators.
Key Responsibilities for Brownfield Projects:

This role includes:

  • Developing and managing overall master project schedules, coordinating and incorporating Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), owner's team, and contractor data;
  • Maintaining project schedule versions to enable management of change and comparison between reporting periods;
  • Leading regular interactive, cross-functional planning sessions to ensure that the schedule is fully integrated and reviewed/challenged by all stakeholders;
  • Proactively identifying, analysing, and advising project management teams regarding schedule risks and impacts through sensitivity analysis to identify optimum/alternative project strategies;
  • Implementing regular schedule reporting regarding performance versus plan;
  • Owning and developing schedule documentation, i.e., schedule development basis, schedule management plan, master project schedule;
  • Reviewing and stewarding contractors' planning and scheduling performance in compliance with contract requirements; and,
  • Supporting project management teams with schedule communication presentation to business leadership.
Requirements:

To succeed in this role, you will need strong planning skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and experience working with project management tools and methodologies. You should also have:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills;
  • Experience in a similar role or industry;
  • Knowledge of relevant software and tools;
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively.
Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including access to professional development opportunities and a dynamic work environment.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this role, please submit your application, including your CV and cover letter.

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