Job Description SummaryAs related customer equipment, facilities, or infrastructure projects: responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results. The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).Job DescriptionRoles and Responsibilities:Schedule Management: Responsible for the developing schedule adhering to Hydro Management System & Project Planning Process guidelines, ensuring a high level of quality and accuracy of schedule coordination and execution supervision. Ensures project implementation as well as work packages and constraints are accurately integrated into project planning scenario.Responsible for monitoring progress and producing accurate projections. Ensures other functions have access to accurate current reports and projections and relevant reports are available for the customer. Set-up or participate to the coordination meetings with functions.Responsible for providing regular update on the schedule with visibility on tasks to be performed in the next 3 – 6 weeks, risks in schedules, including mitigation actions and opportunities in the schedule and reporting on schedule performance metrics like OTD and Say-Do.Provide relevant reports to the Project Management team/ Prepare for Project Review Meetings to ensure the project team has all the tools required to make the right decisions.Includes direct people management responsibility including staffing and performance development. Utilizes in-depth knowledge of a technical discipline and analytical thinking and technical experience to execute policy/strategy.Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market.Uses some judgment and has some ability to propose different solutions outside of set parameters to address more complicated manufacturing processes with technical variety and/or interdependent production cycles. Uses technical experience and analytical thinking. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own teams to arrive at decisions.Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with low risks and resource requirements. Explains information; developing skills to bring team members to consensus around topics within field. Conveys performance expectations and may handle sensitive issues.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree (Engineering/Math/Science degree preferred) or equivalent knowledgeProven experiencein Project Planning domainStrong expertise in planning of a large project as well as use of the Primavera P6 planning tool & MS project toolStrong knowledge of / experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)Ability and ownership to drive improvements and change with tangible resultsAptitude to work in a global environment and matrix organizationFluent in EnglishDesired CharacteristicsExperience in the Energy industry / Hydropower projects is a strong plusClear thinking: Ability to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution.Motivation and work ethic: High energy and motivation to deliver against and beyond expectations, Aligned to Internal and External Customer RequirementsTeamwork & Inclusiveness: The Planner will coordinate with the different functions of the Project Team and hence shall be a very good team player. Since the role involves interacting & taking input from a large number of people globally, very good interpersonal skills are required.Strong oral and written communication skillsDemonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problemsEstablished project management skills.Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided:No#LI-Remote - This is a remote position
