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Lead Planner

Employer
Fortescue Metals
Location
Eliwana, WA, Australia
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Jun 10, 2022

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Category
Accounting
Work Term
Permanent
Work Load
Full Time
Language
English
At Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) we are leading the global energy transition by developing a portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. Our large scale, low-cost hydropower, geothermal, solar and wind assets will support establishment of green energy and green product industries around the world.

FFI is committed to building thriving communities by delivering social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Position: Lead Planner

Work Location: Perth

Roster: Monday to Friday

The Lead Planner requires knowledge and experience across Planning of major capital projects, project controls, commercial and construction activities.

The role is responsible for progressing the development planning of an ongoing study into execution schedule for a mega project. This includes the implementation of the progress measurement system and processes; alignment with the cost control systems; managing and leading the contractor schedules, approvals and change management on the schedules; and analysing progress and potential claims.

Key accountabilities will include:

  • Continue development of Level 3 study schedule into Level 4 execution schedule, ensuring integration with budget
  • Schedule management ensuring its quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the project scope)
  • Review / Approve contractor L4 schedules (including bar charts, S-curves, histograms, deliverables, probability/accuracy analysis)
  • Update progress and integration of contractor schedules into the master program
  • Maintain any interface milestones between various contractors and client managed scope
  • Manage change control for the planning and progress measurement systems including communication of the impacts of changes on the schedule to the leadership team
  • Apply Earned Value Management techniques to measure/status and monitor progress and performance, and present dashboard reports to the Leadership team
  • Accurate and timely issuing of both weekly and month end reports
  • Participate in schedule workshops, risk reviews, etc
  • Attend contractors' meetings related to schedule and progress
  • Establish positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Leadership, support and development of less senior planners and schedulers
  • Coordination of planning aspects within the broader project controls team ensuring alignment and collaboration with the other functions, in particular estimation and Power BI dashboard reporting

Qualifications and skills required:

  • Must be able to work both as a sole Planner and to lead a team
  • Tertiary qualification in engineering or internationally accredited project controls certification
  • At least 15 years of industry experience, of which 10 years should be in Planning or equivalent
  • Ability to understand overall project schedule and bigger picture
  • Experience in large scale projects in international environments
  • Experience leading and developing Planning teams
  • Client-side / Operator experience with exposure to the full project life cycle, from concept through to execution, and the associated stage gates.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to interface with project and corporate stakeholders
  • Advanced skills in Primavera P6, MS Office Suite, Acumen Fuse, Risk Analysis, One Pager and Business Intelligence tools like Power BI
  • Ability to work within a team environment
  • Demonstrate awareness and compliance with safe workplace practices and duty of care

Candidates must be able to bring a flexible mindset, challenge traditional thinking, and be prepared to work outside of their comfort zone.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on safety, family and determination. We celebrate and respect people's differences and commit to providing an inclusive work environment. This is an exciting time to join Fortescue.

We encourage Aboriginal Australians and female candidates to apply.

www.fmgl.com.au/jobs-at-fortescue

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified

Applications close: 17 Jun 2022 W. Australia Standard Time

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