Haifa-Nazareth EPC Chief Scheduler

Purpose of the job

• Lead the development and update of the consortium project schedule.
• Influence the development and alignment of project stakeholders' schedules and arbitrate the conflicts between their schedules.
• Generate effective scenarios in coordination with the consortium partners to achieve the timely project completion dates considering
• Advise the team on time-related contractual disputes.
• Compile and evaluate time-related data from all available sources, effectively communicating the results in various formats including monthly progress reports
• Develop and manage time-related documentation at EPC level.
  
  

• Region, Product Line
  
  

• Senior Project Planner / Planning Team Manager / Site or Region Planning Director
  
  

• Project Manager, Subsystem Manager
  
  

• Project Scheduler
  
  

• Project Planner
• Project Manager / Sub-System Manager
• Project Financial Controller
  
  

• Customer / Partners / Suppliers
• External Stakeholders (Local Authorities)
  
  

• Review and validate all time related submission by the consortium to the customer in accordance with the consortium's procedures, contractual requirements, and stakeholder inputs, while applying personal judgment and experience.
• Lead optimization of schedules considering multiple criteria such as on-time delivery, cash generation, penalty avoidance, and efficient utilization of available resources for all stakeholders
• Validate the partner's input schedules and ensure external validation of the combined baseline schedule.
• Create a Project Time Management Plan and validate time-related documentation.
• Lead regular project schedule review sessions, challenging stakeholders' assumptions about time performance and seeking solutions.
• Align the commitments of internal and external stakeholders, manage schedule interfaces, identify trade-offs, and proactively influence stakeholders to adopt approaches beneficial for the overall project.
• Ensure timely updates of both monthly schedules while monitoring stakeholders' adherence to schedule quality standards.
• Identify critical paths and both actual and potential delays.
• Guide the project team in identifying and mitigating risks and in seizing opportunities related to on-time delivery.
• Lead the preparation of schedule and progress reports, illustrating progress with relevant.
• Advise the Contract Manager in time-related disputes, perform delay analysis, and evaluate incoming delay-related claims.
• Promote the time management practices and culture in the project team
• Educate project teams on schedule-related issues.
  
  

• Timely updates of schedule and time related KPIs
• Timely development of schedule related documents
• Maintain the schedule in line with defined quality metrics
• A certified Civil Engineer or Industrial Engineer or equivalent .
  
  

• Advanced understanding of scheduling theory and methods, such as EVM.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and working knowledge of an additional scheduling software tool (MS Project, TILOS).
• Advanced capabilities in MS Excel or other data analysis tools.
• Working knowledge of time-related contractual practices and delay analysis methods.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills; a proven leader of technical teams.
• Adaptability in a multi-cultural and rapidly changing environment.
• Fluent in both English and Hebrew read, write and speak
• Location: Israel .
  
  

• 10 year's experience in full time planning and scheduling role in construction industry
• 15 years of relevant Scheduling experience .
• 10 years of working experience in multi discipline Schedule management on transportation projects .