Southern Engineering Company LTD. (SECO) is a marine and offshore engineering oriented firm. It specializes in various dynamics of ship repair and construction as well as structural engineering.
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Deputy Planning Manager
- Job TypeFull Time
- QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
- Experience3 - 5 years
- LocationNairobi
- Job FieldEngineering / Technical  , Project Management 
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate with all project parties to collate project status reports
- Monitors and updates accurate schedule progress toward achieving the desired project completion date and informs the project management team of changes to schedule outcome
- Responsible for preparation of baseline program, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and timelines as per project management plan in MS Project, Primavera
- Assists in developing and integrating a robust work, cost, and Organisational Breakdown Structure and Project Control Structures in terms of project scope, by templates and company procedures
- Assist with the development, review, and analysis of project schedules, CPM software implementation, time impact and delay analysis, and review of periodic schedule updates
- Prepare a live dashboard progress report for all ongoing projects reflecting the productivity in the form of an S curve ( Plan vs. actual), monitoring graph for Budget vs Actuals, Man hour monitoring
- Assist in the preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly reports concerning the project micro plan
- Identifies schedule variances of project status against schedule baseline
- Maintains records of scope changes, trends, and variances that potentially affect schedule performance
- Prepares forecasts resulting from significant deviations from scheduled baselines
- Coordinates with Project manager / Project coordinator/ Department HODs for resolution of project control issues on-site
- Identify the project concerns
- Support and interface with the Cost Estimating team with productivity and quantities assessment.
- Interface with the procurement department ( Import & Local) to chase equipment and materials for timely delivery for the projects
- After the project, assist in developing and recording the project’s historical schedule information and “lessons learned”, for use in ongoing or future projects
- Any other required task as assigned by the HOD / Management
Qualifications
- Bachelors / Master Degree in Engineering (either Mechanical, Marine or Electrical)
- Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in Shipyard production ( Shipbuilding & Ship repair)
- At least 3 to 5 years experience in the planning department in a Shipyard, Marine Industry;
- Total years of experience should be 6 to 10 years in a shipyard
- Mandatory Knowledge in Planning methodology & Production process in a shipyard industry
- Primavera P6, MS Project & Excel practical experience is essential
- Experience and demonstrated skill in overall project reporting activities
- Strict, factual, and steady on principles
- Analytical and systematic, extraverted thinker
- High integrity
Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Southern Engineering Co. Ltd (SECO) on www.linkedin.com to apply
