Lead Planner

About the Role

UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company is seeking a Lead Planner to oversee all staff planning and ensure the application of best practices in project controls and planning across all projects. This full-time role involves highlighting overall progress, delays, and areas of concern to management, and providing support for delay analysis and complex project controls issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee project planning staff and activities, ensuring consistent application of planning and project controls best practices and compliance with company standards.
• Develop, review, and maintain integrated project schedules for engineering, procurement, construction, and start-up, ensuring schedule integrity through baseline control and formal change management.
• Monitor overall project progress and performance, identifying key risks, delays, and variances, and preparing progress dashboards, KPI reports, and executive summaries.
• Prepare and manage manpower forecasts and revenue projections aligned with approved schedules and project execution plans.
• Support projects with schedule risk assessments, delay analysis, and extension of time (EOT) evaluations, providing expert planning input on complex project controls issues.
• Review technical documents, programs, and workshop scopes, and prepare planning-related responses to formal correspondence.
• Coordinate planning interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction, cost control, and site teams to ensure schedule alignment and resolve constraints.
• Ensure effective use of planning systems and tools, including Primavera P6 and ERP platforms like SAP, supporting data integration and reporting consistency.
• Support HSE initiatives and ensure planning activities align with safety, quality, and cost objectives, contributing to incident reporting and resolution.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience required: 0-1 years in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to apply good practices in project controls and planning.
• Proficiency in planning systems and tools, including Primavera P6 and ERP platforms such as SAP.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position within UrbaCon Contracting & Trading Company, where the Lead Planner will work collaboratively with various project teams and management to ensure effective project planning and control.

Application Process

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for this role. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.