Planning Manager - Louis Berger

Louis Berger is a global professional services corporation that helps infrastructure and development clients solve their most complex challenges. We are a trusted partner to national, state and local government agencies; multilateral institutions; and commercial industry clients worldwide. By focusing on client needs to deliver quality, safe, financially-successful projects with integrity, we are committed to deliver on our promise to provide Solutions for a better world.

Louis Berger operates on every habitable continent. We have a long-standing presence in more than 50 nations, represented by the multidisciplinary expertise of 6,000 engineers, economists, scientists, managers and planners.

Our team is growing and we are currently seeking for a Planning Manager for a High Rise Tower in Doha, Qatar. 

Setting-up Primavera Project Management System P6v2 for program management across the planning team with all stakeholders.
Preparing the master programme for the project.
Preparing the daily escalation report for project managers.
Assisting in the consultant selection process for commercial and technical evaluation.
Assisting in establishing / delivering formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the client and project.
Reviewing contract documents, suggesting changes for planning and programming aspects and the addition of new clauses if necessary.
Arranging planning workshops/meetings to discuss and assist contractors / consultants to close their planning / project control issues.
Challenge any claims and EOT requests.
Making recommendations for possible acceleration.
Developing the document control system and communication flow for the project.
Reviewing construction programmes received from contractors and analysing them in line with the contractual requirements.
Ensuring procurement, material and submittal logs are created and maintained.
Identifying long lead items.
Preparing weekly progress presentations for the client.
Ensuring document and information transfer is managed effectively at site level
Establishing the document coding structure for all documents.
Establishing the permit approval system.
Preparing project advice for any site progress / planning concern that may impact site progress.
Developing weekly and monthly progress report protocols / templates for progress reporting and monitoring progress against it.
Preparing design programs for projects under design and guideline programs for projects to be started / under-progress.
Preparing risk assessment and mitigation plans.
Monitoring design, procurement and construction progress for compliance with contract requirements.

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