Site Planner

With offices in Southern Africa, Australia, Canada, USA, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you rich and diverse career development.

Reporting to the Senior Controls Manager, the Site Planner is responsible for the development, accuracy, effectiveness, and timely control of Project schedules to ensure successful project delivery.

The tasks you’ll perform:

Support the Project Manager and the Site team to prepare Project Schedules and provide up-to-date data to assist with the management of project activities to the highest quality, ethical and in line with Company, Client and regulatory requirements. 

Develop and maintain the various project planning specific procedures, work practices, plans, systems and protocols to enable efficient work and maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work.   

Foster and Maintain strong working relationships with Clients, Colleagues and Contractors

The expertise you’ll bring:

Recognised Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or Technical Studies

5+ years’ experience in project-related Planning and Scheduling

Namibian Citizen or Permanent Resident

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven ability to build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.

Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills

Proven ability in relevant, specific software; including Microsoft and Planning packages

Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.

Demonstrated ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.

The benefits we’ll provide:

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.

Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.

Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, discount and rewards programs, and much more.   

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence. 

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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