Project Planner - (Construction) at Tsebo Solution

Duties & Responsibilities    

• Creating, maintaining, and reviewing a programme of work
• Ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget
• Liaising with surveyors, engineers, and architects
• Producing progress reports and forecasts for team members, clients and stakeholders
• Breaking large jobs down into phases of development
• Using project management tools to plan timeframes
• Working with estimators to calculate the resources needed for a project
• Planning contingency programmes in case timeframes change
• Meeting with contractors and suppliers
• Demonstrating knowledge of construction
• Managing several projects with the support of junior planners
• Working between offices and construction sites.

Skills and Competencies    

• Solid organizational skills and multitasking skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and of project management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Planning and organising skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Initiative, problem solving and follow-up skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Conflict Management skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication Skills (Verbal & Written)
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Reading and understanding Microsoft Project Plans

Qualifications    

• Grade 12 (non-negotiable) plus….
• Diploma in Project Management or equivalent.
• Related Construction knowledge advantageous.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Planning /project co-ordination in a related field.
• Project finance administration.
• Working with multiple stakeholders.
• MS Word, Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project, InforEAM, Axapta.
• Budget Management.
• Reporting and tracking.
• Relationship Management
• Acute awareness of project interdependencies
• Courteous and tactful with customers/ suppliers
• Telephone etiquette
• Attention to detail
• Project Management processes, methodologies and frameworks.
• Project scheduling