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Job DescriptionParsons is looking for an amazingly talented Planning Manager to join our team! Develops, manages, and/or executes all phases of the project controls effort (planning/scheduling and cost analysis). Typically manages small to medium-sized projects. The incumbent utilizes widely diversified knowledge of project controls activities, and draws upon extensive experience and exposure to various types of projects and clients.
What You'll Be Doing
- Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
- Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
- Skilled in verbal and written communication.
- Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.
- Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.
- Expertise must have been gained from working for reputed firms.
- Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and personnel administrative functions.
- Ensuring detailed accurate schedules are prepared and maintained by the Contractor.
- Preparation of schedules in P6 & Excel.
- Review and verification of Contractors progress report.
- Preparation of progress reports for the client.
- Following up on contractor site progress and report any deviation from the approved baseline.
- Verify contractor progress against the approved WIRs.
- Confirm the daily report data.
- Analysis and reporting on contractor delay claims.
- Mentoring Parsons and Contractor staff.
- Verification of progress through site inspection as required.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- * Bachelor’s in engineering or a related field from an accredited university
- Minimum 12 years’ experience in planning and scheduling including having worked as the scheduling manager on large-scale projects.
- Must have led large PC Department working with top international firms an on prestigious projects.
- Expert in Primavera P6, PowerPoint, Excel and other MS Office Software, Power BI is advantageous.
- Experience in planning and monitoring progress on construction activities
- Experience in analysis of complex contractor delay claims and preparing reports and recommendations for the client.
- Providing mentoring for team member and contractor staff in preparation of schedule in P6, and progress reporting.
- Experience detailed three weeks look ahead schedules and detailed scheduling of time critical activities.
- Excellent command (written and oral) of the English language.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
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