Scheduling Officer
For infrastructure projects and programs (Construction of Electricity transmission Assets), the client is looking for an expert in Schedule Management. This person will assist two Program Managers and an Officer and be in charge of the schedule management of programs from design, construction till the start of commercial operations.
This person is seen as an expert in Schedule management of Infrastructure projects and will also participate in the improvement of the schedule management governance and processes, give training and coaching on schedule management.
Main tasks exles:
Defining schedule management:
o Define/validate/challenge the schedule management approach, taking into account enterprise environmental factors and other program specific constraints or requirements.
o Define the approach in collaboration with the Program Managers and the PM Officer.
Establish a framework for managing schedules: definition of the schedule levels, schedule calendars, how to measure progress, definition of baselines and changes, etc.
Elaborate the scheduling requirements to be imposed to the EPC contractors (top level WBS, schedule configuration, etc.).
Establish the methodology for consolidating contractors schedules (and progress updates) into the program schedule(s).
In collaboration with the PM Officer, define schedule reporting as part of the program reporting.
o Document the schedule management approach in the Schedule Management Plan.
Contribute to the integration of the program schedule with other project management knowledge areas:
o Scope Management: participate in the elaboration of a project Work Breakdown Structure, or challenge the existing program Work Breakdown Structure, to ensure a good structure upon which the program schedule/budget can be constructed.
o Procurement/Contract Management: synchronization between schedule and budget planning, as well as payment milestones.
o Interface Management: definition of interface milestones and tasks in line with the interface management approach (interface register).
Establish and maintain the program schedule:
o Set up the structure in the scheduling tool (MSP and Primavera P6);
o Gather schedule contents from the stakeholders;
o Gather scheduling information from the program team.
o Gather the EPC contractors schedules and consolidate into the program schedule.
o Oversee interfacing between stakeholders input schedules: Ensure that tasks are correctly linked between the stakeholders (multiple EPC contractors for exle).
o Organizing the necessary meetings to gather the contents.
o Continuously challenge the scheduling inputs.
o Apply estimating technique for estimating schedule durations and variances.