Assistant Project Manager

Job Title

Assistant Project Manager

Job Description Summary

The role will require close coordination with the Client, PMC, consultants, contractors, design teams, procurement teams and site execution teams to ensure that project milestones are achieved within the approved project schedule. Having strong hands-on expertise in Primavera P6, construction sequencing, progress measurement, critical path analysis, delay analysis and schedule reporting.

Job Description

About The Role:

• We are looking for an experienced Planning Engineer with around 10 years of experience in construction planning and project controls to be based in Bangalore.
• The candidate will be responsible for developing, maintaining and controlling project schedules, monitoring contractor performance, identifying schedule risks and delays, and providing timely recommendations for corrective and recovery measures.
• Develop and maintain the Project Master Schedule in Primavera P6.
• Establish appropriate WBS, activity coding, calendars, relationships, milestones and critical path.
• Develop baseline, detailed execution, procurement, design and commissioning schedules.
• Integrate design, approvals, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning activities.
• Review contractor baseline schedules for logic, sequencing, durations, resources and achievability.
• Ensure alignment of contractor schedules with overall project milestones.
• Develop detailed L2/L3/L4 schedules as required by the project.
• Prepare and maintain 2-week, 4-week and monthly look-ahead schedules.
• Identify interface activities and constraints affecting project progress.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved baseline schedule.
• Collect and validate progress information from site teams and contractors.
• Carry out weekly and monthly schedule updates.
• Analyse planned vs. actual progress and identify slippages.
• Track critical and near-critical activities.
• Monitor key project milestones and sectional completion dates.
• Identify potential delays at an early stage and escalate them to the Project Manager.
• Ensure that reported progress is supported by actual site achievement.
• Prepare and monitor manpower histograms and resource loading.
• Review contractor manpower and equipment deployment against planned requirements.
• Monitor productivity against planned norms.
• Identify resource shortages affecting critical activities.
• Prepare resource-based recovery plans where required.
• Monitor material and equipment requirements against project milestones.
• Coordinate with design consultants to track drawing and document deliverables.
• Monitor design approvals against construction requirements.
• Integrate procurement schedules with the construction programme.
• Track long-lead items and ensure delivery dates are aligned with site requirements.
• Highlight delays in design approvals, material procurement and statutory approvals that may impact the programme.
• Review and comment on contractor schedules and programmes.
• Conduct regular planning meetings with contractors and site teams.
• Challenge unrealistic activity durations, sequencing and progress claims.
• Ensure contractors submit updated schedules and recovery programmes on time.
• Monitor contractor commitments against agreed action plans.
• Provide planning inputs during commercial and contractual discussions.
• Maintain a clear record of delay events, instructions, approvals and their schedule impact.
• Maintain a schedule risk and constraint register.
• Identify activities with potential impact on project completion.
• Carry out schedule risk assessments and mitigation planning.
• Support cost and commercial teams by providing schedule information for forecasting and change management.
• Analyse the schedule impact of variations and change orders.
• Support project forecasting and expected completion-date assessments.
• Ensure schedule changes are properly documented and traceable.

About You:

• B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering from a recognised institution.
• Post Graduate qualification in Construction Management / Project Management will be an advantage.
• Primavera P6 certification will be preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in construction planning/project controls.
• Should have substantial experience in preparing and managing construction programmes rather than only updating schedules.
• Experience with a PMC/Client/Consultant organisation will be preferred.
• Experience in reviewing contractor programmes and delay claims will be an advantage.
• The ideal candidate will be a hands-on construction planning professional, not merely a Primavera operator. He/she should be capable of independently analysing a project programme, identifying why the project is slipping, determining the impact on the critical path, developing recovery options and presenting clear recommendations to the Project Manager/Client.
• Experience with major contractors such as L&T, Shapoorji Pallonji, Tata Projects, NCC, Afcons, Brigade, Prestige or similar organisations, or experience with a reputed PMC/consultancy, will be preferred.

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