Project Planner

Job Overview

Join WSP Africa’s Power & Energy team as a Project Planner based in Midrand, Gauteng. In this role, you will play a central part in developing and managing detailed integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning for complex energy projects. Your work will support projects that enhance infrastructure and promote a sustainable energy future across Africa.

Key Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 and occasionally Microsoft Project.
• Develop work breakdown structures, milestones, dependencies, calendars, resource and cost loading aligned with contract requirements.
• Integrate planning activities of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and contractors into a unified master schedule.
• Monitor project progress against baseline plans, analyze critical path, float, variances, trends, and update forecast completion dates.
• Prepare schedule reports including narratives, look-ahead plans, S-curves, dashboards, earned-value analysis, and progress updates.
• Identify scheduling risks and constraints, facilitate recovery plans, and recommend corrective actions.
• Support tender scheduling, change control procedures, delay analysis, extension-of-time evaluations, and contractual reporting.
• Coordinate scheduling inputs across multidisciplinary teams and challenge incomplete or unrealistic data.

Candidate Profile

• Holds a diploma or degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in project planning and scheduling within engineering, construction, or large capital projects.
• Experience in power generation, transmission, substations, renewable energy, or similar infrastructure projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6; working proficiency in Microsoft Project and advanced Excel skills are a plus.
• Strong understanding of EPC project lifecycles, including engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.
• Skilled in critical-path analysis, resource allocation, progress tracking, forecasting, and schedule performance reporting.
• Experience with change management, delay analysis, and extension-of-time processes is advantageous.
• Familiarity with NEC or FIDIC contract frameworks will be beneficial.

Desired Attributes

We are seeking an individual who is analytically minded, detail-oriented, and confident with numerical data. You should excel in communicating complex scheduling information clearly and collaborating effectively with various teams. The ideal candidate maintains composure under competing priorities, exercises strong commercial judgement, proactively manages stakeholders, and identifies risks early in the project lifecycle.

About WSP

WSP is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment that values diverse viewpoints and equitable employment. Join our committed professional network in delivering infrastructure that enables reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy systems throughout Africa and beyond.