Planning Engineer

POSITION PURPOSE

Planning Engineers are responsible for monitoring the status, progress, and requirements (resources, documents, and the like) of the newly acquired and ongoing projects. They are also responsible for checking resources requisitions (materials, manpower, and equipment), and monitoring the timely procurement and delivery of these requests to the project site.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

1. Monitor the status of the projects and the progress of accomplishment and attend to the issues and concerns pertaining to the generation of accomplishment.

2. Check, monitor, and attend to the resources (materials, manpower, and equipment) requirements of the projects. Ensure the resources will be delivered on time with correct quantity, description, and specifications as required and requested.

3. Prepare and / or check the resources requisitions and requirements of the projects prior to the issuance of purchase order by the Procurement Department and approval of the management.

4. Check progress reports submitted by the project sites. Conduct regular site inspections to check and verify the reports from the projects.

5. Check and evaluate catch-up programs of ongoing projects in case of delay.

6. Monitor and attend to technical issues and concerns of the project. Report to the group heads all project-related issues and concerns of the projects for proper and appropriate action.

7. Regular and proper coordination with the project site engineers and staff.

8. Keep a record of correspondences, both internal and external, and all other important and pertinent documents of the project.

9. Attend technical meetings with the project proponents / consultants together with the Project Manager and site engineers, if necessary.

10. Control and monitor the project in such a way that any deviation from the plans is immediately detected and corrected.

11. Prepare progress reports of the projects for submission to the management on a regular basis.