Engineering Jobs - ENGINEERING JOBS: 8470 - Lead Scheduler - Closed - Details - Mining Employment Services

Our client focused on copper production, and is one of the world's leading natural resources groups. They operates 17 underground and open pit mines across Eastern Europe. They are looking for a Lead Scheduling Engineer to join them.

Position Description:            

The Lead Scheduling Engineer is accountable to the Project Controls Manager and will schedule the Owner managed activities for the development of the project, updating the schedule which is integrated with the EPCM Contractor’s managed scope of work.

Key Accountabilities:

•  Applying scheduling principals & practices as required for assigned projects. Prepare & maintain a master schedule for all activities for the design & construction of multi discipline projects during project execution.
• Where necessary liaise with participating parties to ensure programmes are integrated with programme master schedules.
•  Perform baseline schedule maintenance, control & forecasting by obtaining activity status from responsible individuals, updating schedule with status, reviewing & performing analysis of schedule progress.
•  Participation in the identification & tracking of changes or potential changes to the project schedule, ensuring estimates of schedule impact are given visibility & in a timely manner to the client & project management.
• Review schedule progress with project team, identifying performance trends.
• Focus on proactive, forward thinking analysis & schedule metrics in order to provide advance notification of potential problems and assist in identifying recommended solutions before problem is realised.
• Run schedule risk analysis, identify schedule critical path, assemble data for trending & forecasting including written analysis, provide management team & clients with clear, timely & accurate information relating to schedule & resourcing issues and provide analysis of schedule trend information in accordance with project procedures.
•  Monthly reporting of activity progress against a critical path.

Professional Qualities;

•     Tertiary qualifications in Engineering.
•     Competent in the use of Primavera & other planning products such as MS Project.
•     Minimum of 8 years experience in project controls work including scheduling, reporting or equivalent experience in a project delivery environment.
•     Proven ability and understanding of operations for project planning associated with all project phases of engineering design, procurement, construction & management for the successful delivery of programmes.
•     Ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities and achieve project deadlines.
•     Self-motivated and capable of working with minimum direct supervision and adapting to changing circumstances.
•     Previous experience in an expatriate role, preferably in Central Asia.
•     Preferably work experience in FSU or other cold weather region

Working Conditions;

• While in Australia it will be Perth based until Engineering team moves to site (as per schedule it will be in the beginning of 2013) then candidate will be working by rotation 8 weeks on site/ 2 weeks off.
•  Initial work period in contractor’s office
• Resident assignment status, accompanied or unaccompanied.
• Frequent travel to project site.

If you are looking for your next career opportunity then we would like the opportunity to speak with you. Please phone Henning Pretorius on 08 9240 7399 for a confidential discussion or send a current CV to  Henning@miningemployment.com.au.

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