Mechanical Planning Engineer

Job Description

Mechanical Planning Engineer's Job Description Developing and maintaining project master schedules and project status for Management review. Preparing /Updating project control procedures and project planning packages for assigned projects. Establishing Work Breakdown structure (WBS) & detailed schedules using MS Project. Developing and maintaining Project Progress Measurement System in line with requirements. Establishing and monitoring project progress based on key milestones and performance indicators (KPIs). Analysing, evaluating and forecasting project progress against an established baseline schedule. Assessing and notifying the impacts of any changes and schedule slippages. Providing timely schedule impact reviews and integrated project schedule updates. Preparing graphs, diagrams, and other exhibits to illustrate project progress / cost status and forecast requirements for Project team. Ensuring projects are executed within the contractual duration and allowed budgets and identify/issue potential variations to management. Coordinating with team members to ensure all project activities are completed in a timely manner, identify and report any potential delays. Devising strategies to overcome schedule slippages through various meetings with the concerned and using industry related technical knowledge, innovating shortcuts or alternative ways acceptable to company, improvising with available resources, scheduling overtime to meet the deadline and the like. Preparing recovery schedules and time impact analysis. Integrating resources and costs into schedules for budgets, expenditure and resource analysis. Preparing & tracking invoices as per the invoicing procedures. Reviewing /approving Contractors / Vendors Project Control deliverables including project schedules, progress measurements system, reporting requirements etc. Preparing and issuing weekly/monthly reports as stipulated by management on agreed cut-off dates to assess the project progress, shortfalls, concerns etc. Coordinating and regulating various meetings such as project progress review meetings. Assisting the Head of Department in the management of the department workload.