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Project Planning & control Specialist

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In short

ABB is seeking a Project Planning & Control Specialist for their Quality Division in Bangalore, India. This hybrid role requires 5+ years of experience in project planning, scheduling, and control using tools like Primavera P6 and MS Project, with expertise in Cost Control and EVM.

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, scheduling, and project control activities across all project phases.
  • Maintain and analyze actual and forecasted schedules, costs, revenues, cash inflows and outflows, as well as project risks, opportunities, and OPQ.
  • Proactively monitor, report, and manage project deviations, ensuring timely corrective actions.
  • Support the development of planning capabilities within the local unit.
  • Identify potential risks and deviations at an early stage, and recommend improvements to planning and control tools, processes, and methodologies.
  • Analyze project requirements and check that all essential work activities have been identified.
  • Define, jointly with the project team, project work and cost breakdown structure, and develop/maintain linked resource loaded/integrated schedules.
  • Monitor project progress and analyze critical paths to ensure milestones are progressed to plan.
  • Notify Project Managers of any deviations or scheduling issues and provide input for optimizing resources.
  • Issue progress reports, program updates, and productivity data.
  • Advise and coach junior Planning and Control Specialists on planning and scheduling topics.
  • Suggest improvements to processes and tools.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as a Planning Engineer or Lead Planning Engineer.
  • Strong expertise in project planning, scheduling, and data analytics using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
  • Good understanding of project management processes, project lifecycle, and schedule management.
  • Hands-on experience in Cost Control, Earned Value Management (EVM), and project performance tracking.
  • Strong analytical, data management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Graduate

Desired Qualifications

  • PMP certification will be an added advantage.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead planning, scheduling, and project control activities across all phases of large and complex projects.
  • Work closely with the Project Manager.
  • Support the development of planning capabilities within the local unit.
  • Join a talented team where you can thrive.
  • Be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact created.
#project planning#project control#scheduling#cost control#EVM
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Company

ABB

Job Posted

1 month ago

Employment Type

Full Time

WorkMode

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Locations

Bangalore, India

Qualification

Bachelor

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