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Senior Planning / Project Controls - Overseas Operations, McConnell Dowell Aust Pty Ltd, Overseas Construction Projects - International

START Date: 
February, 2011
  • Responsible for the development of Project Controls and Planning Methodology, approach and techniques to be applied on Overseas Construction projects.
  • Provide Support to the Overseas Offices for projects throughout their lifecycle : tender, delivery and handover.
  • Ensures that projects are with interface to an centralized structure for enterprise tracking and monitoring.
  • Develop strategies on each unique project nature dependent on Client Specific requirements in seamless interface within company method.
  • Compiles project data and develop intelligent analyses
  • Establish a seamless stream of project interface between various locations.
  • Monitor a network of projects within the overseas groups
  • Mentor Project Controls Team on adherence to a standard and companywide methodology.
  • Maintains a dashboard of projects information and statistical data
  • Performs regular audit and visitation to projects to ensure the methodology is maintained and data integrity is maintained.
  • Planning management through program assessments, project work plans, and reporting in conjunction with different overseas projects. Manages team members to meet program deliverables
  • Explore and review methods and practices for improvement of current approaches.
  • Participates in Claims development, Forensic Planning Review,
  • Reports to the Planning Manager for Overseas operations.
  • Monthly review of schedule/controls issues (Project Monthly Status Reports)
  • Provide Guidance and instruction in respect to formation of project schedules and controls and validate ongoing monitoring and maintenance of such.
  • Provide input to support project variations/claims/delay commercial issues
  • Represent Construction overseas, in all internal company Project Controls forums
  • Assist in the recruitment of suitably qualified project controls personnel
  • Identify suitable training and development courses for overseas office/project controls personnel