Senior Advisor Planning and Scheduling

Apply by: 27 October 2026

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.

Skills and Competencies Required:

Leadership:

• Achievement oriented
• Integrity and values
• Business acumen
• Coaching and mentoring
• Teamwork/collaboration
• Providing direction through change

Behavioral:

• 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

Skill:

• Analysis/judgement/problem solving
• 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

Related Minimum Experience:

• 5 years of experience in Planning and scheduling/project management.