Associate Project Planner

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be h accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

We are seeking enthusiastic, ambitious and highly motivated Associate Project Planners with solid knowledge of scheduling best practice and associated software. We are looking for innovative thinkers who are keen to engage and “Make Complex look Simple”, and as such, get involved in the AI revolution of Project Controls. You may be involved in supporting budget planning and management under the guidance of Associate Directors and will assist in tasks related to the Planning Team budget tracking, cost management, and ensuring that projects stay within budget constraints.

As part of the management team, you will actively engage to provide solutions for continuous improvement, whilst consistently seeking to add value for Internal and External Clients. In addition, you will be proficient in communicating effectively and pro-actively applying professionalism at all times. You will be able to apply logical thinking to solve problems and accomplish tasks and will have possess proficient writing skills in order to prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials.

The role will work as part of our Integrated Program Controls Team (Aecom Controls), which is composed of Schedule, Risk, Project Controls and Analytics.

• Develops a manageable WBS in accordance with the Scope of Works
• Develops and maintains schedule narrative and Basis of Schedule documents for Best Practice
• Is responsible to ensure that the schedule is Contract Compliant, and engages in Change Management
• Establishes new working alliances and maintain and nurture working relationships.
• Collaborates actively with all Aecom Controls functions and drives Integration
• Leads collaborative planning workshops to ensure buy-in from overall project team
• Refers to drawings and specifications for the establishment of project baseline data
• Implement and leads progress and performance data and ensures accurate progress data is captured effectively
• Familiar with Earned Value, scope control, change management and risk management (QSRA)
• Performs impact analysis and monitors schedule variance.
• Assists in assembling data for trending and forecasting (S curves)
• Can conduct Schedule Quality checks and participate in Peer Reviews
• Supporting budget planning and management under guidance of Associate Directors
• Assist in tasks related to the Planning Team budget tracking, cost management, and ensuring that projects stay within budget constraints
• When required, will manage own team, provide support, coaching and mentoring to junior members of the overall Aecom Controls team
• Will actively seek to attend network events, engage in Business Development activities such as Bid support, write up of marketing material etc
• Will actively seek to grow and expand opportunities, as well as drive team utilisation in adherence with Aecom Controls Cost and Time Utilisation Targets.

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