PMO Lead Planning, Scheduling and Risk Manager

About Us

Prime Infra is seeking a highly experienced PMO Lead Planning, Scheduling & Risk Manager to lead the planning, scheduling and project risk management functions across major infrastructure projects.

About Us

Prime Infra is seeking a highly experienced PMO Lead Planning, Scheduling & Risk Manager to lead the planning, scheduling and project risk management functions across major infrastructure projects.

We require a recognised Project Controls professional who combines technical planning expertise with strong project risk management capability and can independently lead both disciplines without day-to-day supervision.

The successful candidate will provide leadership across the Owner's Team, Owner's Engineer and EPC Contractors, ensuring project schedules are fully integrated, project risks are proactively managed, governance standards are maintained, and project delivery remains aligned with the approved execution strategy.

This role requires someone who can seamlessly transition between detailed project delivery, PMO governance and executive reporting.

The Successful Candidate Will Be Responsible For

• Planning & Scheduling Leadership
• Integrated Master Schedule Development
• Project Risk Management
• Schedule Governance & Assurance
• Progress Measurement & Forecasting
• Recovery Planning
• Procurement & Logistics Integration
• Executive Reporting & PMO Governance

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling Leadership

• Lead the planning and scheduling function across multiple major infrastructure projects.
• Develop and maintain Programme and Project Integrated Master Schedules.
• Establish planning standards, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), coding structures, calendars, milestones, progress rules and reporting requirements.
• Lead the development and review of Level 1 through Level 5 schedules.
• Ensure full integration of engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, construction, commissioning and handover activities.
• Provide technical leadership to Owner's Team planners and oversee planning activities performed by the Owner's Engineer and EPC Contractors.
• Mentor planning personnel and establish consistent planning practices across all delivery teams.
• Ensure project schedules accurately reflect approved execution strategies, contractual obligations and constructability requirements.

Project Risk Management Leadership

• Lead the programme's Project Risk Management function.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Project Risk Management Framework.
• Own and manage Programme and Project Risk Registers on behalf of the PMO.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary risk identification, assessment and mitigation workshops.
• Ensure risks are clearly defined, appropriately owned and actively managed throughout the project lifecycle.
• Monitor mitigation actions and ensure agreed actions are implemented and closed out.
• Lead both qualitative and quantitative risk assessments.
• Perform Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulations where appropriate.
• Integrate project risks with planning, procurement, commercial, engineering and construction activities.
• Assess strategic, technical, commercial, procurement, construction and schedule risks.
• Develop contingency recommendations based on quantified risk exposure.
• Monitor emerging risks, opportunities and early warning indicators.
• Prepare executive risk reports, heat maps, trend analysis and risk dashboards.
• Promote a proactive risk management culture across the Owner's Team, Owner's Engineer and EPC Contractors.

Schedule Governance & Assurance

• Ensure planning, scheduling and governance standards across the programme.
• Independently review contractor baseline schedules, updates, forecasts and recovery programmes.
• Conduct schedule quality and health assessments using recognised industry methodologies, including:
  • DCMA Schedule Assessment
  • AACE Recommended Practices
  • PMI Scheduling Standards
• Assess schedule logic, critical path, float, constraints, resource assumptions and schedule quality.
• Challenge unrealistic assumptions, unsupported recovery strategies and optimistic forecasting.
• Ensure effective baseline management, revision control and change management.
• Verify contractor schedules accurately reflect project scope, procurement strategy a