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Main purpose of position
Currently we are looking for a Lead Project Planner in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia to be part of our global team working together towards our vision – Improving our future. As our Lead Project Planner you will provide a project or projects planning, scheduling, and reporting support in line with all core processes, procedures, templates and tools as described within SCATEC.
Main responsibilities
Support to Structuring Phase of Projects
- Maintain and update the high-level timeline and Structuring Phase programme. Track, monitor, and forecast progress of all activities, ensuring communication of deadlines and tasks to team members.
- Compile and prepare the overall master project schedule for the Delivery Phase, integrating the standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and incorporating critical milestones and contractual notifications (e.g., PPA time analysis).
- Provide resource (man-hours) estimation and prepare planning-related contract schedules for the head EPC, suppliers, and contractors.
- Assist the Supply Chain team with quotation documents, final Purchase Orders, and contract/tender evaluations by reviewing and analyzing schedules, manpower, and machinery requirements.
- Coordinate with the engineering team on planning for engineering documents, MDL alignment, and preparation of engineering progress reports.
- Support the Project Manager in planning and preparing for Gate Reviews.
- Report project progress through inputs for bi-weekly progress reports and 4-week look-ahead reports.
- Compile the Programme Memorandum Basis, consolidating all relevant project information.
- Support and monitor to Delivery / Execution Phase of Projects
- Review and verify contractor’s baseline, Programme Basis Memorandum, manpower and machinery histograms, and S-Curves. Set up the baseline, weighting, and generate S-Curves.
- Update the project schedule based on work achieved and provide forecasts to Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, and PM on upcoming and critical activities.
- Coordinate with the analyst project planner to ensure contractor information is incorporated into the master schedule. Ensure site project planner follows Scatec’s policies, procedures, and templates.
- Support documentation for EPC contracts, supplier and subcontractor RFQs, and final Purchase Orders.
- Track, monitor, and forecast project progress. Analyze gaps between planned and actual progress, highlight concerns, and propose recovery plans.
- Report progress including inputs for client monthly reports, internal status reports, S-Curves, critical path analysis, and cash flow milestones.
- Support project manager with Gate Review planning and preparation and risk analysis
Additional support and monitor to Delivery / Execution Phase of HydroPower Projects
- Provide planning training for new team members. Assist in compiling the Overall Master Project Programme and baseline preparation.
- Review contractor planning packages and follow up on report submissions. Verify quality of inputs.
- Prepare daily construction reports and update construction KPI dashboards.
- Coordinate and integrate contractor schedules into the master programme. Perform histogram analysis bi-weekly/monthly.
- Track and monitor site activities daily, highlight deviations, and issue site-aheads. Analyze progress gaps and propose recovery plans.
- Report project progress including inputs for: client Monthly Progress Report, Programme, S-Curve, internal project status reports, Critical Path Analysis, milestones related to cash flow, evaluation/preparation of internal and external extension of time (EoT) claims and look-ahead reports as per Senior Project Planner instructions.
Qualifications and competencies
- Education: Formal Technical Qualification (Engineering, Construction, Project Management).
- 8+ years of project planning and scheduling experience in an EPC organization
- Fluent Arabic, English and French, both written and spoken
- Knowledge of Planning Tools (Primavera, MS Projects, MS Office).
- Ability to do detailed activity breakdowns of construction work, in terms of installation rates, durations and manpower.
- Availability to move close to project site.
- Planning Tools Specialist (Primavera, MS Projects, MS Office) including advanced and practical knowledge of Project Planning, Project Management and Document Management.
- Ability to be operational while analytical.
- Ability to lead and guide the project teams by providing relevant and on time information for decision making.
- Practical experience and know how on project constructability and sequencing including contractual interfaces.
Personal characteristics
It is part of every employees’ terms of reference to contribute to Scatec's vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:
- Predictable: demonstrate clear communication and listening skills, shares information in an open and honest way
- Driving results: demonstrate determination, pro-activeness, can prioritise and work independently
- Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship, can challenge, fast learner, take initiates and adjust
- Working together: demonstrate teamwork, shares responsibilities, can compromise, has a can-do attitude
We offer
Scatec is an exciting, innovative and ambitious company operating in a growing industry. We offer a challenging and interesting position where you will be part of a flexible, diverse and truly international working environment consisting of highly competent and committed colleagues with a positive drive to make a difference.
Scatec is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by appropriate law. All hiring decisions are made based on merit, competence and business need.
Applications will be processed on a continuous basis.
