Planning Engineer at Rose Avenue Group

Job Responsibilities

• Understanding project requirements in terms of completion dates, clients’ priorities, Company’s resource allocation etc and drawing up work schedules and budgets on this basis.
• Analysing project specifications and finding cost effective ways of meeting them, as well as proposing acceptable alternatives, where such alternatives can generate additional revenue for the Company
• Assisting procurement team in optimising procurement of materials vis a vis cost, specifications and quality, paying special attention to long lead and / or imported materials
• Assisting with identifying and employing “best value” sub-contractors, to ensure they adhere to Company’s requirements in terms of cost, specifications, quality and timely completion
• Communicating with project managers and guiding them in planning their projects’ execution. Tracking progress at sites vis a vis program, and providing timely reports to management
• Analysing utilisation of company’s resources to ensure minimum idle time and wasteful expenditure. Guide project managers on optimisation of available resources
• Ensuring that the Company’s financial targets, in terms of expenditure and revenue, with regard to each project, are adequately met. In order to achieve this, to provide firm guidance on appropriate execution of revenue generating activities at site, and minimising non-revenue generating expenditure
• Should display an exceptional ability to anticipate problems / delays / cost and time overruns, and assist project managers to take preventive and / or corrective actions

Other Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or any other related field will also be considered
• Working experience of 7 years in Construction maintenance.
• 3 years of which must be in a planning department
• Experience in planning, quality assurance and Quality control will be an added advantage
• Computer literate
• Good communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Able to work independently and with minimum supervision.
• Excellent team player and able to assist with maintenance tasks from time to time