Chief Planning Strategist

3 days ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Mott Macdonald Full time

We are a global engineering, management and development consultancy dedicated to improving society through digital innovation and excellence.

Our purpose is centred around considering social outcomes in all aspects of our work, striving for relentless focus on quality and driving transformative change within our clients' businesses, communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental aspect of this involves respecting each individual's differences and ensuring their needs are met.

The Chief Planning Strategist will act as a representative of Mott MacDonald or on behalf of the client and be responsible for overseeing planning and schedule management across a range of projects and programmes.

This role requires extensive experience in developing and implementing schedule management best practices, including creating work breakdown structures, establishing robust performance baselines, progress monitoring methods and reports, as well as performing schedule analysis and communicating recommendations to clients and key stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will possess expertise in integrated Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) schedules from first principles, with a deep understanding of Critical Path Methodology (CPM), resource loading and forecasting, cost loading and Earned Value Management (EVM).

Evaluating tender documents and producing compliant Tender schedule submissions is also a critical skill required for this position.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and controlling a fully integrated Baseline Schedule through collaboration with key vendors and functional teams, including engineering, supply chain, construction and commissioning.

Establishing a reporting framework for delivery and senior leadership reporting is essential, ensuring clear controls and concise reporting of schedule performance to support early decision-making.

Key responsibilities include analysing project schedules by comparing cost/resource curves to actuals, tracking float consumption, performing schedule health checks, monitoring performance and carrying out variance analysis to support Baseline and Change Management procedures.

The role also involves performing schedule assurance reviews, Time Impact Assessments, Schedule QRA's and responses to Extension of Time (EoT) claims, identifying and mitigating threats to the project schedule and initiating corrective actions with project teams.

An ability to set up, manage and facilitate interactive planning workshops using the schedule to help facilitate planning, coordination and accurate progress reporting is crucial.

Generating high-quality schedule data to support schedule risk management, senior leadership decision-making and predictability is also an essential aspect of this role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading planning and scheduling-related initiatives, time to market, schedule estimates, benchmarking to support function and project execution.

Supporting the business unit in formulating, implementing and ongoing development of schedule processes and procedures is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

Experience in providing planning and scheduling management leadership across various industries such as Utilities, Transportation, Energy, Water, Defence and Building is highly desirable.

Able to rapidly establish credibility and lead on 'all things planning', the successful candidate will demonstrate a track record of dealing with complex situations while maintaining professional integrity.

Experienced in Stakeholder Management, able to summarise complex situations into concise and effective communication using an array of methods such as written and verbal to a senior executive audience.

A strong commitment to delivery: on time, to standard, within agreed resources is paramount. Confident, articulate, with the ability to influence and constructively challenge, excellent communication skills and ability to simplify complex issues.

Experience of Earned Value and Critical Path management and control, experience of planning in a range of contractual environments, NEC3/4 is desirable.

Demonstrating a logical mindset, methodical approach and excellent organisational skills, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate time management of self and others.

Expert level knowledge of Primavera and MS Project, proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and experienced and skilled using various risk and reporting tools such as Safran, PowerBI.

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