Scheduling Manager

Schedule Manger

Location : Monnoyer

Contract Duration : 9 Months

Work Mode : Hybrid

Overview :

Location: Belgium

Defining schedule management:

Create, validate and challenge the schedule management approach with the Program Managers and the PM Officer.

• Establish a framework for managing schedules: definition of the schedule levels, schedule calendars, how to measure progress, definition of baselines and changes, etc.
• Elaborate the scheduling requirements to be imposed to the EPC contractors
• Establish the methodology for consolidating contractors’ and internal schedules (and progress updates) into the Integrated Master Schedule
• In collaboration with the PM Officer, define schedule reporting as part of the program reporting
• Document the schedule management approach in the Schedule Management Plan.

Contribute to the integration of the program schedule with other project management knowledge areas:

• Scope Management: participate in the challenge of the existing program Work Breakdown Structure, to ensure a good structure upon which the program schedule/budget can be constructed
• Procurement/Contract Management: synchronization between schedule and budget planning, as well as payment milestones
• Interface Management: track interface milestones in line with the interface management approach.

Establish and maintain the program schedule:

• Set up the structure in the scheduling tool (MSP or Primavera P6)
• Gather the EPC contractors’ and internal schedules and consolidate into the Integrated Master Schedule
• Oversee interfacing between stakeholders’ input schedules: Ensure that tasks are correctly linked between the stakeholders
• Organize the necessary meetings to gather the contents.
• Continuously challenge the scheduling inputs
• Apply techniques for estimating schedule durations and variances.

Perform schedule analysis & reporting:

Change impact analysis:

• As part of the change control process, perform schedule analysis for requested changes to the program.
• Properly document the change analysis, e.g. through creating simulation versions of the program schedule.
• Apply approved change requests to the program schedule and properly archive baselines.

Schedule Risk Assessment:

• Communicate and report on schedule risks to the Risk Manager
• Propose mitigation measures.

Service requirements

• Expert knowledge of the MS Office suite, Microsoft Project and Primavera P6.
• Knowledge of infrastructure projects (Engineering, Construction).
• Knowledge of project management methodology PMI/PMBOK.
• Expert knowledge of schedule management techniques and methodologies.
• Knowledge of high voltage transmission infrastructure projects and offshore projects is an added value.
• Proactive, strong communicator and team player.
• Strong interviewing skills, allowing gathering necessary scheduling inputs with a critical view
• 5-10 years’ experience in a similar role
• Profound verbal and written knowledge of English. Dutch and/or French are an added value.