About this role
Role Purpose
To lead programme planning and control for a major Innovo MEP project, working closely with the Project Manager to ensure schedule integrity and proactive delay mitigation.
Key Accountabilities
Programme Leadership
- Develop and maintain the project master programme in close coordination with the Project Manager.
- Lead programme review meetings with subcontractors and project teams.
Risk & Delay Management
- Identify schedule risks early and propose recovery and mitigation strategies.
- Maintain delay event logs and support EOT claim preparation with the commercial team.
Reporting
- Prepare detailed programme reports, look-aheads, and progress dashboards for project leadership.
- Issue weekly progress updates highlighting critical path status to the Project Manager and Planning Manager.
Subcontractor Programme Integration
- Integrate subcontractor programmes into the master schedule and verify consistency of logic links.
- Coordinate with subcontractors to obtain progress updates and resolve programme interface issues.
Progress Verification
- Conduct site progress checks against the programme to validate reported percentages complete.
- Flag discrepancies between reported and physical progress to the Project Manager for corrective action.
Innovation & Value Creation
- Introduce modern tools, technologies and processes that improve efficiency and transparency.
- Encourage innovative thinking to enhance outcomes and reduce costs without compromising quality.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 7–9 years of planning experience on major MEP projects
- Strong knowledge of Primavera P6, project scheduling, baseline programmes, critical path analysis, resource loading, progress measurement, and programme updates.
- Proven experience in integrating subcontractor programmes, monitoring physical progress, preparing look-ahead schedules, and identifying schedule risks and delays.
- Good understanding of delay analysis, extension-of-time claims, recovery programmes, mitigation strategies, and supporting commercial teams with relevant programme records.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project reporting tools, with excellent communication, stakeholder-management, coordination, analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.