Overview
Engineering Planner Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Southey Contracting Offshore Division
Position: Engineering Planner (Contract)
Engineering Planner
The ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic, career minded individual, with a strong work ethic, solid professional track record and a commitment to teamwork whom with related Tertiary Qualification and courses completed in Planning or related field. The following experience and skills are required which must be demonstrated by submitting examples:
6 years’ experience in proven manufacturing experience in a similar position.
Must have experience in a multi-project planning environment.
Must have advanced knowledge working on MS Project Software and with advantage to have exposure to Primavera or similar.
Above average command in the full MS Office package
Experience in Waterfall and with advantage to have exposure to Agile planning environments.
Key Responsibilities – amongst others and not limited to:
Maintain consolidated Engineering Master Activity Schedule of all current projects.
Produce weekly engineering resource capacity overview and forecast resource view reports and submit / present for review.
Ensure Clear links between Design Schedules and respective Project Schedules
Implementing Priority Change Knock-on impacts through Design Schedules to define resultant project knocks with projects Planner
Assist to balance/smooth resource loadings and allocate work in conjunction with engineering managers (Mech & Elec)
Convert Design WBSs defined by engineering teams to Schedules
Ensure Design Schedule is linked to Project Schedule Deliverable work packages
Define Knock on reports for changes to planning and priorities
Define Reports on Design OTD and Loadings
Report on Actual vs planned hrs of ” In Time” KPIs
Communicate weekly Design Schedule updates to PMs
Highlight Overloads flag over time requirements
Monitor Support time % Usage
Define 12 m Design loading view
Development of project progress metrics and control technics
Process weekly timesheets against preloaded activity budgeted hours (DWBS already loaded in D365) and communicate remaining hours per project.
Development of project progress metrics and control technics
Additional Skills Required:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
Must be good at multitasking and be meticulous with exceptional attention to detail.
Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines.
Not a clock-watcher and must be willing to work overtime when required.
Unendorsed Code 08 drivers’ license
Above average command in the full MS Office package, Project Management Software packages and experienced in using ERP or similar company management software.
Experience in waterfall and agile planning environments.
Must possess a demonstrated ability to work in a dynamicteam environment, under pressure, manage multiple tasks, and be goal oriented.
Strong leadership and communication skills to maintain relationships with junior staff right through to senior management team, and the client.
Proven experience of contributing to and leading team meetings.
A strong tactical individual with a proven track record in project management
Critical and Analytical thinker with effective decision-making skills
Self-starter with the ability maintain and improve processes.
Ability to perform in a constantly changing environment
Title: Engineering Planner
Company: Southey Contracting Offshore Division
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Category: Engineering (Operations Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists, Civil Engineering)
