
Senior Planner
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and present preliminary project schedules aligned with PROCSA and RIBA stage definitions. (Primavera P6/Ms Project)
- Produce tender & bid schedules to support new business acquisition (Primavera P6/MS Projects)
- Interpret RFP and tender documentation to extract scheduling & delivery requirements
- Collaborate with business development, project managers & cost planning teams to align bid timelines.
- Support interviews and presentations to clients as the planning expert on bid teams.
- Develop & maintain baseline and working construction schedules (Primavera P6/MS Projects)
- Conduct schedule audits and integrity checks
- Perform critical path and float analysis, progress updates and schedule performance reviews.
- Work closely with client project teams, contractors and consultants to ensure schedule alignment.
- Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims through forensic delay analysis.
- Prepare dashboards and reports for client presentations and project reviews.
- Attend and contribute to planning and progress meetings.
- Assist with risk analysis and what-if scenario planning
- Apply Industry best practices, including DCMA 14-point checks and Acumen Fuse analysis.
- Currently a Planner/Senior Planner with consultancy, contractor and/or client-side experience minimum of 8 - 10 years
- Strong understanding of PROCSA (South Africa) and RIBA (UK) stages
- Skilled in Primavera P6 & MS Project
- Familiarity with tendering procedures in public & developer- led projects
- Excellent communication, report writing and stakeholder management skills
- Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) and schedule control principles
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) systems and schedule performance metrics
- Knowledge of FIDIC, JBCC and NEC contracts
- Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment with multiple concurrent bids
- Experience with Acumen Fuse, Power BI, or similar schedule analytics tools
- Forensic delay analysis experience (TIA, IAP, Collapsed As built)
- Exposure to 4D scheduling tools (e.g. Asta power project & Navisworks)