Planner at Lycopodium Ghana

About The Job

• Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Planner to join our growing Project Services team in Yamfo, Ahafo North. 

Summary:

• Assist in preparing Project schedules to a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.
• Assist with designated project schedules and provide timely updates to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in establishing Project schedules including resourcing, logic sequence and duration of each phase.
• Reporting to the Project Controls Manager the Planner will be responsible for assisting in executing and monitoring Project schedules to ensure Projects are professionally delivered in line with Project, Client and Company requirements.

The tasks you'll perform:

• Assist in conducting periodic reviews of the Project Master Schedule baseline will be the forum for the Project team to report and review project progress. Contractual progress performance will be tracked and reported against the Project Master Schedule baseline. 
• Assist in evaluating project progress to ensure that it is meeting budgetary and deadline objectives. Recognise, progress concerns and report immediately to the Project Managers to ensure projects are completed within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Co-ordinate progress meetings with key stakeholders and communicate any issues or concerns.
• Update and provide coordination of the various detailed sub-schedules from other contractors and consultants at regular intervals.
• Contribute to junior team members professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.

The expertise you'll bring:

• Read and interpret all typical design deliverables such as flow sheets, P&ID’s drawings, equipment lists, and other data required to prepare and maintain a Project Schedule. 
• Forecast and assess trends for accurate schedule maintenance and to provide information that assists with project management goals.
• The Planner will be required to analyse the PMS and identify

Roles and Responsibility assignment to activities:

• Resource requirements
• Critical or schedule risk tasks
• S-curves – Progress, manning, commodities
• Contract strategies or opportunities.

The benefits we'll provide:

• Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. 
• You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.