Requisition/Vacancy No\. 117106BR
**Position Title** Project Planner
**Job Category** Construction Management
**Business Line** Construction Services
**Office Region** Africa
**Office Location** ZAF \- Pretoria
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Construction Services**
Our talented experts are dedicated to managing the complexity inherent in construction projects, catering to each client’s unique needs\. We provide services such as program management, construction management and owner’s representation to our clients around the globe\.
**Job Summary** The Planner position will be responsible for overseeing project scheduling activities on an assigned project/s\.
The individual must be able to work with little supervision, independently attend technical meetings and obtain statuses to scheduled activities
Duties
Develop project schedule
+ Work with project Managers & Engineering personnel to gather project schedule requirements, dependencies and activities and incorporate individual project schedules into the master schedule
+ Design or implement WBS meeting client requirements
+ Provide information as needed on the content, modification, or presentation of project schedule
+ Consult the appropriate project team members as a means of ensuring that proper planning is completed prior to the commencement of work
+ Development of the baseline schedule
+ Incorporate Resource and/or Cost data into schedules as required
+ Contribute to the development of working schedules, prior to proposal date, which sufficiently illustrate the sequence of work activities and contract time
+ Prepare and issue proposal and preliminary schedule
Maintain project schedule
+ Overseeing all project scheduling activities
+ Verifying that the updates are an accurate representation of the work accomplished
+ Analysing "look ahead" schedules for potential problems or delays
+ Evaluate actual progress and provide regular schedule updates
+ Maintain master schedule for each project and identify and record the impact of work performed and not performed as scheduled
+ Continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge and honing training skills in order to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity
**Minimum Requirements**
+ Effective communicator to be able to work with Managers & Engineering personnel
+ Working knowledge of computer scheduling programs, minimum requirement Microsoft Project, Primavera P6\.
+ Knowledge of resource loaded networks
+ Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite \(Word, Excel, Powerpoint\)
+ Proficiency in data analysis and reporting
+ Field experience a plus
+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills
+ Strong interpersonal skills, skilled in dealing with people
+ Sound knowledge of schedule systems, principles and practices required
+ Understanding PM principiles \(PMBOK, Prince2\)
+ Strong analytical skills
+ Continually adapt and modify processes, style and approach in a dynamic environment\.
**Preferred Qualifications** A relevant tertiary qualification would be an advantage
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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