Senior Advisor Planning and Scheduling
Listing reference: eskom_002011
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 11 December 2025
Position summary
Industry: Electricity, Energy & Water Supply
Job category: Production and Operations Management
Location: Sunninghill
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
Introduction
Area of specialization: To provide an effective planning and scheduling advisory and support service to ensure the project is well planned and scheduled for timely completion. Task Grade: G15. Business Unit: Asset Management. Location: Megawatt Park, Sunninghill.
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide project planning and scheduling throughout all stages of the project life cycle.
• Perform project execution and progress planning and scheduling.
• Manage the master schedule and database.
• Coordinate the updating of plans and report on progress.
• Mentor and coach new planners and schedulers.
• Comply with Eskom and site relevant governance, safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) requirements.
• Perform project execution and progress planning and scheduling.
• Manage the master schedule and database.
• Coordinate the updating of plans and report on progress.
• Mentor and coach new planners and schedulers.
• Comply with Eskom and site relevant governance, safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) requirements.
Skills and Competencies Required:
Leadership:
• Achievement oriented
• Integrity and values
• Business acumen
• Coaching and mentoring
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Providing direction through change
• Integrity and values
• Business acumen
• Coaching and mentoring
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Providing direction through change
Behavioural:
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Resilience and flexibility
• Working with authority
• Dealing with complexity
• Decision making
• Influencing and persuading
• Resilience and flexibility
• Working with authority
Knowledge:
• Earned value management (EVM)
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contracts management
• Cost engineering
• Construction management
• Planning and scheduling
• Project management
• Contracts management
• Cost engineering
• Construction management
Skill:
• Analysis/judgement/problem solving
• Negotiation/persuasiveness
• Planning and organising
• Communication and engagement
• Negotiation/persuasiveness
• Planning and organising
• Communication and engagement
Minimum requirements
Qualification(s):
• B Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma in Built Environment/Commerce/Human Sciences at NQF7 with 360 credits
• Professional Registration Body: Not Applicable
• Professional Registration Body: Not Applicable
Related Minimum Experience:
• 5 years of experience in Planning and scheduling/project management
Disclaimer:
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