Senior Planner - Airport

Hill International with more than 3000 professionals in 70 offices worldwide provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Hill has participated in over 10000 project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering News Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill please visit our website at www.hillintl.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Establish the Baseline Program.
• Provide planning/program advice to Clients management.
• Develop the engineering procurement and construction sequence logic and regularly validate against procurement strategies.
• Approve the Contract/Baseline Program in conjunction with the Senior Project Manager, Construction Manager, and Project Control Manager.
• Develop, monitor, and update the delivery program no less than fortnightly.
• Review the Contract documents for each Construction Package and advise the Projects Controls Manager of any deficiency.
• Review Contractors proposed site organization and Planners CVs and report to the Projects Controls Manager.
• Review and approve/comment on the Design schedules as submitted by the Consultant(s) and ensure the Design Schedule is in compliance with the overall project schedule.
• Review and approve/comment on the Construction schedules as submitted by the Contractor(s) and ensure the Construction Schedule is in compliance with the overall project schedule.
• Review and approve/comment on the procurement schedules as submitted by the Contractor and ensure the procurement schedules are in compliance and are coordinated with current construction schedules.
• Review program updates against the Baseline Program.
  Implement progress monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Review and continuously monitor against approved schedules the Contractors major construction progress and ensure equipment and manpower are adequate or in case of any shortage report to Projects Controls Manager.
• Review in detail the recovery schedules as submitted by the Contractors and ensure manpower and site supervision staffs are increased properly.
• Regular visits to project sites to validate whether the progress of work on site is in compliance with approved schedules, whether major milestones have been met, and report deficiencies to Projects Controls Manager.
• Review all daily, weekly, and monthly reports as submitted by Contractor and report to Projects Controls Manager any deficiency or noncompliance.
• Review any claim involving time impact as submitted by Contractor and report his assessment to Projects Controls Manager.
• Review field design changes and Trend Notices and assess time impact if any.
• Advise the Projects Controls Manager of any foreseen slippage of progress and corrective actions to be taken.
• Develop delay mitigation strategies.
• Advise the Project Controls Manager and Senior Project Manager on the time impacts of instigating a change request.
• Attend weekly progress meetings and monthly Executive meetings and participate in preparing the agenda.
  
• Assist Projects Controls Manager during preparation of Monthly Progress reports and Monthly Executive Presentations.
• Review the commissioning plans as submitted by Contractor and ensure its compliance with the approved construction schedule.
• Participate with PM staff in reviewing the CloseOut Reports as submitted by Contractors.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• BSc degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience.
• Experience in large international airport projects.
• Experience using Primavera P6.
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to make decisions.
• Possesses the technical/professional knowledge required to successfully perform job duties.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and takes ownership of work and makes suggestions for improvement. Possesses a flexible approach to work.
• Proficient in English speaking, writing, and listening.
• Provides guidance and mentors team members.
• Ability to work with others as part of a team.