Planning Lead

at  DPS Group

Location: Cork, Little Island
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Code: 307616
Date Posted: 05/Apr/2024
Planning and Scheduling Lead
Arcadis DPS (ADPS) currently requires a and Planning & Scheduling Lead to join it’s Cork Operations.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Developing and maintenance of planning & scheduling processes and procedures.
• Developing and maintenance of earned value management processes and procedures.
• Provide oversight and leadership to internal planning & scheduling team.
• Overseeing large complex process projects.
• Directing the planning project team and mentoring new hires and graduates.
• Delivering across project design phases as well as construction and commissioning.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with Clients.
• Establishing project objectives in line with the client and ensuring the goals & timelines are achieved.
• Execution of projects via an established quality and management system.
• Chair / Host Interactive Planning Sessions.
• Critical Path development and analysis.
• Establish project schedule resource requirements.
• Provide performance updates / reports (views) for identification of variances and corrective actions.

Quality

• Execute work in accordance with ADPS SOP’s, Work Instructions and Guidelines.
• Execute work using ADPS standard templates tools.
• Formally review work prepared by other Schedulers.
• Ensure that all work prepared for issue is formally reviewed and approved by another Senior Scheduler or the PM prior to issue.
• Support the Department Manager in ensuring team has the right mix to achieve technical and commercial objectives.
• Support project teams.
• Provide leadership to the discipline team on assigned projects.
• Adhere and encourage compliance with the ADPS behavioural expectations and values.
• Work with the team to manage the workload to ensure that all members of the team are treated with respect and supported in their work.
• Provide regular feedback to team members on performance.

Team

• Ensure team members take responsibility for their activities.
• Keep DM informed of team performance.
• Support and mentor team members.
• Foster interdisciplinary teamwork on projects.
• Adhere and encourage compliance with the DPS behavioural expectations and values.
• Work with the team to manage the workload to ensure that all members of the team are treated with respect and supported in their work.
• Keep the DM informed of areas of concern with project resources or discipline demands.

Communications

• Attend project meetings as required.

• Attend department meetings as required.Effectively communicate with colleagues and teams.

Business Development / Client relationships

• Actively Support business development activities on leads and opportunities.
• Participate in the preparation of proposals and client presentations.
• Build strong client relationships based on trust.

Resourcing

• Review resourcing requirements with your manager on an ongoing basis to ensure the required personnel are allocated to the project being executed.
• Work with project manager to avoid significant short term peaks in resourcing and where there are resourcing constraints.
• Provide feedback to the DM on resourcing, deliverables and project constraints that may impact project delivery.

Safety

• Ensure that Sites are not attended without prior Inductions, Safety Training and Certification.
• Adhere to ADPS safety procedures while on Construction Sites.
• Highlight any safety concerns to the Construction Management Team.

Training and Development

• ADPS will support staff in joining any other relevant professional organisations
• Additionally staff may discuss with their manager any other areas that they would like to develop in and identify training that could facilitate this.

• Ensure that the staff are trained in client specific procedures and guidelines where identified on the project.Support department manager in identifying gaps and training needs.

• DPS is a leading Project Management and Engineering Company delivering Full Service Engineering with a ‘client first’ mentality and personal touch across a range of market sectors: Project and Programme Management, Procurement, Design, Construction Management, Health & Safety Management, Commissioning, Qualification and Start-up. We have one goal: to deliver more than our clients expect first time, every time. We’ve been serving industry around the world for 40 years plus, relied on for our agility, original thinking, sound judgment and high-caliber people. What sets us apart is the rapport we build with our clients and the care we take to gain a fundamental understanding of our client’s businesses. We employ over 3000+ people out of our 17 office locations and we serve a broad range of clients ranging from multinational companies to small generic producers.
  DPS is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

• Developing and maintenance of planning & scheduling processes and procedures.
• Developing and maintenance of earned value management processes and procedures.
• Provide oversight and leadership to internal planning & scheduling team.
• Overseeing large complex process projects.
• Directing the planning project team and mentoring new hires and graduates.
• Delivering across project design phases as well as construction and commissioning.
• Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with Clients.
• Establishing project objectives in line with the client and ensuring the goals & timelines are achieved.
• Execution of projects via an established quality and management system.
• Chair / Host Interactive Planning Sessions.
• Critical Path development and analysis.
• Establish project schedule resource requirements.
• Provide performance updates / reports (views) for identification of variances and corrective actions