PLANNING ENGINEER, EKL engineering kinetics limited, Power Plant Project

·         Preparation & Tracking of the project master schedule & detailed schedule of Civil, Mechanical & Electrical work up to level-4 and summary level curves and Man power histogram using Primavera P-6.

·         Identification, monitoring & streamlining of critical paths running through the Project master Schedule and individual contracts.

·         Monitoring of Daily, Weekly/Monthly reports including ‘S’-curves for client & Management review.

·         Cost control by Optimization of Resources utilization.

·         Understanding project work scope, needs and deliverables, contract milestones, Estimating budget quantities, costs, durations and resources.

• Assist Project Control Manager to set up the site Project Management Plan, with stage wise schedules, milestones, deliverables and timelines as per schedule management plan. 
• Conduct regular project site inspections. 
• Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status reports. 
• Perform statistical analysis to identify schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline using EVMs and calculate Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
• Prepare forecasts resulting from significant deviations from scheduled baselines.
• Identify project schedule risks and implement risk management approaches as decided by Project Control Manager, Project Manager and client.
• Analyze trends from past project reports and proactively deploy tools to prevent failures with the help of updated lesson learned documentation. 
• Interface with consultants, project team members and client for issues related to planning and scheduling activities.
• Coordinate with Project Manager, Project Control Manager for resolution of project control issues on site. 
• Coordinate with contracts department on issues and strategies related to variations and disputed claims. 
• Attend meetings with client for all aspects of project progress. 
• Advise clients on schedule variances and potential project risks and suggest and get approvals on remedial actions.
• Interface with client to respond to queries on project plan and control aspects. 
• Calculate and analyze Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and To-complete Performance Index (TCPI)
• Prepare project progress reports.
• Prepare and analyze schedule variance reports and coordinate with Project Control Manager for appropriate corrective and preventive action. 
• Prepare project progress reports for client as required. 
• Prepare other reports as advised by Project Control Manager.
• Appropriately archive all project progress data as per QPM’s policy.
• Maintain awareness of industry trends, methodologies, tools and best practices in project planning and control.