Senior Planning Manager

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

Mace is seeking a full-time senior planning and scheduling manager for life science and industrial manufacturing projects to work directly with our clients on capital projects.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first

• Going home safe and well

• Client focus

• Deliver on our promise

• Integrity

• Always do the right thing

• Create opportunity - for our people to excel.

You'll be responsible for:

• Effectively works with stakeholders, clients, contractors and subcontractors on a daily basis.

• Implements project planning and scheduling strategy, per the clients plans and procedures.

• Creates and analyzes master schedules using Primavera P6 for mega project.

• Creates a Level 5 commissioning, validation and qualification schedule for the client.

• Performs probabilistic analysis on integrated schedules and contractor schedule.

• Prepares and updates progress reports as required by the client, including the integrated planning/scheduling contribution to the monthly project report and specific reports/presentations.

• Ensures that schedule related data from vendors, suppliers, engineering and construction contractors of actual projects is provided as feedback into the planning and scheduling systems.

• Actively monitors and communicates any possible project issues that could delay the schedule.

• Conducts the required project schedule analysis, critical path analysis and schedule risk analysis for the project as a whole, inkling analyze deviations from the baseline in the project master schedule highlighting bottlenecks/delays and propose corrective actions and highlight the overall schedule impact of any variance/change order.

• Works closely with various disciplines in project teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the schedules produced without compromising your independence as a scheduler so you are able to advise project management on issues requiring judgment.

You'll need to have:

• Experience working in a planning and scheduling position for engineering, procurement, and construction projects is essential.

• Large construction in life sciences and/or manufacturing experience, including commissioning and validation activities, is desirable.

• Scheduling experience in the construction industry.

• Degree in construction, engineering or related field, or have demonstrated equivalent and related experience.

• Certification by AACE or PMI in planning/scheduling (preferred).

• Demonstrated capital program leadership experience.

• Experience effectively managing integrated team(s) on large complex and multi-phase life science and industrial manufacturing capital programs.

• Knowledge of multiple project delivery methods, including alternative project delivery (design build and construction manager at risk).

• Familiarity with construction drawings, specifications and construction contracting.

• Ability to read and understand construction drawings.

• Ability to review and understand engineering, procurement and construction schedule logic.

• Capability to produce logic driven schedules from limited project information a conceptual schedule from initiation through to closeout; identify major phases through that timeline and be able to determine and discuss dependencies.

• Knowledge of system start-up sequences and major dependencies.

• Skills in Primavera (P6) to create master schedules with key milestones; create detailed commissioning, validation and qualification schedules; resource loading of the schedules and producing management overview of over- and underutilization effectively; produce high level and 1, 3, 6 months look ahead from P6 for reporting; identify and trend movement to key float paths and baselines.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills are required.

You'll also have:

• A background in project controls is beneficial.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

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