Planning Engineer at Construction Kaiser Limited

Construction Kaiser Limited - Founded in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in June 1993, Construction Kaiser Limited is an indigenous building and civil engineering construction company. Starting as a small 5-man organization carrying out minor renovation works, we have grown to become a national force in the Nigerian construction industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Planning Engineer

Location: All Project Sites
Department: PMO

Summary

• Support Project Managers in the realization of project time objectives by developing project schedule and other supporting plans. 
• Tracks project scope, time, procurement and risks as they affect project timely delivery. 
• He/ She prepares daily, weekly or monthly reports as may be required to support the project.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Breakdown deliverables into executable tasks in line with standard construction practice, within the available technology in the built industry in Nigeria and Construction Kaiser
• Sequence the activities in the order they will be carried out in collaboration with execution Team, after technical considerations, external dependencies, resources availability and most importantly project time objective
• Estimate durations for each of the tasks based on the task size/complexity, resources carrying out the task while focusing on the agreed timeline with Client.
• Estimate overall project duration to meet project time objective. It is important to allow reasonable time for unknowns (buffer or contingencies).
• Develop Programs of Work suitable to Clients/Consultants/Site Leadership needs, which include High Level Program Of works, Milestone Schedule, Contractual Program of Work, Construction (In-house) Program of work, Catch up Programs among others.
• Prepare project completion report
• Document – via Audio, Video or Written formats, the lessons learned, including negative lessons never to repeat and good practices to promote at the end of a phase, milestone or project
• Any other duties as assigned by the line manager (Manager, PMO)
• Track and report project activities on a daily, weekly, monthly or periodic basis as may be required by the Client/Consultants, CKL Management, PMO and Project Managers
• Prepare minutes of meetings and share within 48hours of the meeting
• Update the procurement plan on a weekly basis
• Update the risk register on a monthly basis
• Collect, study and understand the project deliverables from the recent scope documents – Architecture, Structures, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing drawings of assigned project.

Educational Qualifications and Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Eng / B.Tech / HND in Civil Engineering, Building Technology and other related courses
• Minimum of 4 years cognate working experience
• Relevant professional qualification will be an added advantage

Knowledge and Skills:

• Drawing interpretation
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project Software
• Proficient in MS office
• Presentation Skills
• Report Writing Skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.