Planning Manager

5 days ago

Sydney, Australia John Holland Full time

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2009**Upper South Creek Project**:
**About the Project**

New greenfield Advanced Water Recycling Centre and associated infrastructure which will provide wastewater services and recycled water for the Aerotropolis, Western Sydney Airport and Southwest Growth Areas.

The project will include the Design, Construction and 10yr Operation of a Wastewater Treatment Plant and an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will produce:

- High-quality treated water suitable for recycling & environmental flows to an ultimate capacity of 70ML/d
- Biosolids suitable for beneficial reuse
- A new 25km pipeline from the AWRC to Sydney Water’s existing wastewater system to discharge brine.
- A new 16km pipeline from the AWRC to the Nepean River, to release excess treated water.

**About the Role**

We are currently looking for an experienced **Planning Manager **to play a key role in the design/planning phase as well as project delivery. Reporting into the Senior Commercial Manager, you'll be responsible for establishing and managing the process of planning, creating detailed programmes, and monitoring performance to deliver the best quality projects on time and on budget in accordance with John Holland procedures over the full project lifecycle.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Develop and implement planning strategies and audits/ reviews for the project
- Ensure project planning activities are conducted in accordance with John Holland policies and procedures
- Provide effective, efficient and professional planning resources and support to the Business Group, Region or major project including implementing standard processes and reports.
- Interface with project team, partners, clients, stakeholders, consultants, designers, vendors, subcontractors for management of the planning function in accordance with established procedures
- Proactively lead a planning culture across the project based on best practice and with a focus on risk management, cost control and SQE.
- Supervise staff undertaking planning and controls activities, exercising functional control over all onsite staff with planning / scheduling responsibilities, including performance through subcontractors
- Compile and collate reference and benchmarking data future planning purposes in accordance with the John Holland Basis of Schedule
- Lead Project & Operations Managers in report interpretation, analysis of project performance, forward planning and development of corrective actions to maximise project delivery outcomes
- Implement project monitoring systems, particularly focussing on time, cost, resources & quality (project controls & earned value). Ensure that planning & controls reports generated across project(s) provide maximum cost and time forecasting certainty for the project

**What You’ll Need to Succeed**:

- Tertiary degree, preferably in one of the following disciplines - Engineering, Construction, Building, Sciences, Architecture or Project Management, or equivalent experience
- 12 years + experience in Construction, Engineering, Planning and Project Controls
- Experience in the planning process and the use of risk management
- Use of planning software & tools such as Primavera Project Planning, Time Chainage Charts, Schedule Risk Analysis, Program Forensic Analysis, Earned Value and Cash Flow Analysis

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