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Customer Project Planner

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric

Customer Service
new cairo city, cairo governorate, egypt
Posted on Sep 10, 2024
Customer Project Planner - 00929B

Who are we and what we stand for?

Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.

Mission

As part of a project team:

· Manage project schedule from initiation to project closure, for simple to average project.

· Act as focal point of contact for the project manager and customer

· Coordinate project scheduling deliverables and exchange with stakeholders/customer.

· Share the project planning through the portal(s)

· Manage regular reporting to the Project Manager and Technical Leaders on produced/validated planning.

Your Role – Magic happens when you bring great people together!

During Selling phase :

· Join orientation meetings with key communication channels to be aligned on all project aspects

· Study and analyze provided project inputs

· Consult matter experts for ambiguous parts of the project

· Organize workshops with tender manager and each key stakeholder independently to concentrate on developing their scope in the schedule

· Organizing coordination meetings to integrate different perspectives of key stakeholders (including internal and external suppliers) and include dependencies among project packages in the schedule.

· Suggest different scheduling scenarios to optimize project workplan

· Perform quality checks on planning deliverables after completing them

· Assist tender manager in Project Risk Analysis

· Prepare Tender Schedule or Highlevel project plan. Revise it according to additional requirements."

Related to Initiate & Setup stage :

· Join orientation meetings with key communication channels to be aligned on all project aspects

· Study and analyze provided project inputs

· Consult expert matters in ambiguous parts of the project

· Organize workshops with project managers and each key stakeholder independently to concentrate on developing their scope in the schedule

· Organizing coordination meetings to integrate different perspectives of key stakeholders (including internal and external suppliers) and include dependencies among project packages in the schedule.

· Suggest different scheduling scenarios to optimize project workplan

· Organize meetings with customer planner to know their requirements and present to them planning outputs after completing them

· Perform quality checks on planning deliverables after completing them

· Propose Schedule Management Plan

· Prepare Baseline Schedule

· Suggest progress report template to be submitted from suppliers and to customer and related process.

· Assist Project Manager in elaboration of the baseline resource plan"

Related to Monitor & Control stage :

· Update Schedule and give foresight for project team for newly projected finish dates

· Analyze Updated Schedule, Oversee Schedule Dependencies among different project packages to alert project team on forecasted schedule risks or delays and insure nternal alignment among project key members

· Oversee subcontractors progress, analyzing their performance and insure they commit to their workplan

· Track and Highlight areas of delays in the schedule to assist corrective actions process

· Assist in preparing Progress Reports to be submitted to customer and SE top management

· Record project obstacles in progress reports to justify delays demonstrated in schedule

· Assist Project Manager in Project Risk Analysis.

· Propose and assist in making mitigation plans to avoid project delays and enhance project performance

· Assist in Extension Of Time Claims by drafting delay analysis reports through calculating the impact of delays on project schedule"

Related to Integrated Change Control stage :

· Gather and provide element for Change Order with time impact analysis

· Assist project manager to update the project resource plan

· Manage baseline according to intial contract and change order signed and revise current schedule accordingly"

Related to Close stage :

Assist Project Manager to update Lessons Learned Register from planning and scheduling perspective"

Qualifications

About You

Education:

· Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Equivalent PMP-A certificate (CAPM) or commensurate experience

Language requirements

· English fluency is a must

· French language is a plus

Experience

· Minimum 1 year in being part of a project team

· Experience in working in a plant is a plus

· Experience in engineering is a plus

Skills requirements

· Highly Organized

· High attention to details

· Strong analytical skills

· Great communicator

· Understand project

· Good technical background

· Good knowledge of CPP process

· At ease with new integrated digital tools for better work efficiency

Primary Location

: EG-Cairo-New Cairo

Schedule

: Full-time

Unposting Date

: Ongoing