Project Planning Specialist

At Arabelle Solutions, we're proud to design services and solutions that are generating power not just for today and tomorrow but for generations to come. 
You'll work alongside passionate bright minds. We offer a broad range of opportunities for those eager to build tomorrow's world.
We believe a supportive culture is key to reach common goals. Diversity and an inclusive mindset makes us and our business stronger. 

The Project Planner is responsible for the project planning and scheduling of project execution deliverables reflecting the designated scope and level of detail for full-phase contract execution trough close-out. This includes establishment of schedules, monitoring of progress compared to schedule commitments, management of the project float, proactive identification of risks and opportunities, and recommendation of actions to drive on-time performance with the goal to complete the project on timeMain Duties

• Support the Project Manager and the Project Lead Planner in all project planning related matters.
• Establish, implement and maintain the required Subproject reporting procedures.
• Identification of schedule risk and opportunities, Critical Paths analysis and the Project Float identification.
• Assist the Project Manager in the development of the project risk and opportunity identification, flagging any risk or opportunity in a transparent manner, proposing and supporting solutions to mitigate these risks and/or transform the opportunities into margin and cash.
• Analyze progress, identify deviation from original plan, propose possible mitigation actions and manage interface issues that may rise.
• Schedule update by collecting all input from other participants and scope owners.
• Develop project control schedule based on contract requirements in co-operation with all involved scope owner parties.
• Implement a comprehensive Progress Reporting System to provide the Project Manager and Product Line Management with all necessary planning information to be used as a basis for decisions (i.e. Target, Actual & Forecast).
• Include into the Master Time any contractual dates related to claims, payments, subcontracts, orders, etc…
• Responsibilities:
• Manages the schedule and generate action plans enabling the Project team to keep the Project Schedule under control and in line with the approved project baseline.
• Establish related part of the overall Master Time Schedules (MTS) and ensure alignment of it with the time schedules of the other products and sub-projects.
• Monthly Progress and Efficiency control and reporting for the Subproject part of the project.
• Inform the Project Manager and the Project Lead Planner (if any) if deviations from planned values have been identified and propose recovery plans. Implement when validated, any action required for the above objective to be met for the project benefit, even if this implies additional impacts to one of the GE parties involved.
• Educate and train, as appropriate, Project Team Members with Schedule Requirements.
• Continuously propose to the risk & opportunities process, detecting for R&O to the project, identifying mitigation plan or action plans, and implementing them once validated.
• Actively participates to the risk & opportunities process, detecting for R&O to the project, identifying mitigation plan or action plans, and implementing them once validated.

Required CompetencesEducation

• Certified Engineer or Bachelor's degree is expected.
• Industrial background.

Experience

• Over 5 years hands-on experience with Primavera Project Planner and other similar software.
• Planning experience including site presence.

Behavioural and/or Technical Know-how

• General knowledge of power plant systems.
• Negotiation and presentation.
• Quick decision making
• Above average ability in the use of spread sheet, database and presentation software.
• Planning, organizing and coordinating skills in international environment.
• Excellent communication and personnel interaction skills.

Language skills

• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Second language preferable.

Join us and work with global teams to support global customers At Arabelle Solutions, we have team members of more than 49 nationalities spread across 16 countries.

At Arabelle Solutions, we know diversity makes teams and business stronger.