Role Summary
The Lead Planner / Scheduler serves as the PMC’s planning authority on site, responsible for independent schedule management, assurance, forecasting, and performance reporting across engineering, procurement, logistics, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities. The role ensures project milestones are achieved while managing the complexities of executing a brownfield expansion within an operating nickel smelter environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and manage the PMC Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
- Independently review and validate EPC contractor schedules, progress, and forecast assumptions.
- Monitor critical path activities and provide early warning of schedule risks.
- Analyze schedule performance, progress trends, and forecast completion dates.
- Support recovery planning, acceleration strategies, and mitigation measures.
- Coordinate brownfield interfaces, shutdowns, tie-ins, SIMOPS, and operational readiness activities.
- Track engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up milestones.
- Conduct schedule risk assessments and support project risk management initiatives.
- Monitor construction productivity, workforce deployment, and workfront readiness.
- Support commissioning, energization, system turnover, and start-up planning.
- Prepare weekly and monthly schedule reports, variance analysis, and executive project updates.
- Present schedule status, risks, and recovery recommendations to PMC, Owner, and EPC management teams.