Our client is looking for a Scheduler
Service description
Defining schedule management:
- Create, validate and challenge the schedule management approach with the Program Managers and the PM Officer.
- Establish a framework for managing schedules: definition of the schedule levels, schedule calendars, how to measure progress, definition of baselines and changes, etc.
- Elaborate the scheduling requirements to be imposed to the EPC contractors.
- Establish the methodology for consolidating contractors’ and internal schedules (and progress updates) into the Integrated Master Schedule.
- In collaboration with the PM Officer, define schedule reporting as part of the program reporting.
- Document the schedule management approach in the Schedule Management Plan.
Contribute to the integration of the program schedule with other project management knowledge areas:
- Scope Management: participate in the challenge of the existing program Work Breakdown Structure, to ensure a good structure upon which the program schedule/budget can be constructed.
- Procurement/Contract Management: synchronization between schedule and budget planning, as well as payment milestones.
- Interface Management: track interface milestones in line with the interface management approach.
Establish and maintain the program schedule:
- Set up the structure in the scheduling tool (MSP or Primavera P6).
- Gather the EPC contractors’ and internal schedules and consolidate into the Integrated Master Schedule.
- Oversee interfacing between stakeholders’ input schedules: ensure that tasks are correctly linked between the stakeholders.
- Organize the necessary meetings to gather the contents.
- Continuously challenge the scheduling inputs.
- Apply techniques for estimating schedule durations and variances.
Perform schedule analysis & reporting:
- Change impact analysis: as part of the change control process, perform schedule analysis for requested changes to the program. Properly document the change analysis, e.g. through creating simulation versions of the program schedule.
- Apply approved change requests to the program schedule and properly archive baselines.
- Schedule Risk Assessment: communicate and report on schedule risks to the Risk Manager and propose mitigation measures.
Service requirements
- Expert knowledge of the MS Office suite, Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
- Knowledge of infrastructure projects (Engineering, Construction).
- Knowledge of project management methodology PMI/PMBOK.
- Expert knowledge of schedule management techniques and methodologies.
- Knowledge of high voltage transmission infrastructure projects and offshore projects is an added value.
- Proactive, strong communicator and team player.
- Strong interviewing skills, allowing gathering necessary scheduling inputs with a critical view.
- 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Profound verbal and written knowledge of English. Dutch and/or French are an added value.
