Summary
GINCO Contracting is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to develop and maintain project schedules, baselines and look-ahead plans. The role tracks progress against approved schedules, analyzes variances and supports recovery planning, delay assessments and risk reviews. The engineer will coordinate planning inputs with site teams, subcontractors and project controls, and prepare routine progress reports and controlled documentation. Applicants need a relevant bachelor’s degree, 7+ years of practical planning experience and basic-to-intermediate Primavera P6 proficiency.
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Job Description
Role Overview:
The Sr Planner translates planning strategy into operational and executable project schedules. The role ensures accurate tracking of performance against baseline, maintains day-to-day programme integrity and supports delay analysis, reporting and risk-based adjustments to secure timely execution of work fronts.
Key Responsibilities:
1.Programme Development & Maintenance
•Prepare and update project schedules, WBS structures and mid-range look-ahead plans.
•Support preparation of baseline and progress programmes in line with project execution methodology.
•Maintain schedule logic, resource links and duration alignments within planning tools.
2. Progress Tracking & Variance Analysis
•Monitor daily and weekly progress against approved schedules.
•Conduct variance checks and escalate actual vs planned deviations to the senior planning team.
•Assist in short-term recovery and re-sequencing measures when slippages occur.
3.Data Collection & Interface Coordination
•Coordinate planning data with site teams, subcontractors, engineers and project controls.
•Manage daily and weekly update cycles for progress inputs, productivity data, resource logs and sequencing changes.
•Ensure consistency and traceability of planning data and revisions.
4.Reporting & Documentation
•Produce routine progress reports (daily, weekly, monthly) reflecting plan vs actual performance.
•Prepare look-ahead reports showing upcoming critical activities and constraints.
•Maintain controlled documentation of planning submissions, revisions and baselines.
5.Risk, Change & Support Functions
•Support identification of risks, constraints and schedule impacts due to changes.
•Assist senior planners with time-impact assessments, delay analysis and mitigation reviews.
•Update registers and logs for change controls, constraints, interface dependencies and schedule risks.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
- 7+ years of practical planning experience in construction, infrastructure or related project environments.
- Basic to Intermediate Primavera P6 proficiency (mandatory).
- Understanding of construction sequencing, productivity norms and WBS structure.
- Ability to read drawings and interpret execution requirements.
- Knowledge of planning methodologies and measurement techniques.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Good analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Structured approach to documentation, updates and data accuracy.