Planning Manager - Marine

About the role

TWINE Ltd., a joint venture between BESIX and Mota-Engil, delivers the marine facilities of the Mozambique LNG Gas Development Project in Afungi, Mozambique. The Planning Manager leads planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting for marine construction projects, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements and BESIX procedures. The role guides the Project Management Team on schedule performance, risks, mitigation and recovery plans, and may cover the Project Controls Manager when absent.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor project programmes, establish baseline schedules, recovery programmes and revised schedules.
• Monitor progress against approved programmes, identify deviations and delays, and prepare progress reports, dashboards and performance indicators for the client and project leadership.
• Support delay analysis, EOT submissions, contractual notices and schedule-related claims together with the Commercial Manager.
• Review and approve subcontractor programmes and coordinate planning interfaces with engineering, procurement, construction, commercial and project controls teams.
• Implement risk management and planning best practices, including Schedule Risk Analysis and Lean planning, and mentor the planning team.
• Assume Project Controls Manager duties when required to keep project controls running.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years in planning and project controls within the construction industry, with a leading international main contractor.
• At least 5 years in a Planning Manager or planning team leadership role.
• Proven experience on large-scale marine infrastructure projects and strong knowledge of marine construction works such as jetties, ports, quay walls, breakwaters, dredging and reclamation.
• Demonstrated experience in delay analysis, EOT assessments and schedule claims.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling principles and critical path methodology.
• Experience with Schedule Risk Analysis and familiarity with Lean Construction tools such as the Last Planner System (LPS).
• Ability to build clear visual reporting tools and dashboards.