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Role of a Planning Engineer: A role of a Planning Engineer Engineer is to mainly support the Project Manager and Project team with information to execute the project in time and within the budget allocated. This information is used by Project Managers in taking decisions for a smooth execution of the project. A planning engineer creates the information required by required by first detailing the activities ac tivities involved in the project, fitting those in the timelines, calculating the materials, materials, manpower and machinery required to execute these activities in the time frame frame
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decided. Since Si nce there there are always deviations in the plan, the planning planning engineer also has to take
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periodic updates and revise the schedules to meet the the targets.
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I know these things look like textbook definitions, So I will simply put the Roles Ro les & Responsibilities of the Planning Engineer in General for your better understanding. 1. Preparation of Project Schedule (Tools used: Primavera, MS Project etc.,) covering entire scope and within defined timelines 2. Calculating Optimal Material requirement, Manpower Requirement (of various trades) & Machinery Requirement
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3. Plan for budget required for the project and c reate various budget heads to document and monitor the expenses 4. Create Cashflow analysis (ie., Expected billing (cash inflow) vs Expected cash outflow) 5. Co-ordinate with various departments like Engineering (who provides working drawings), Procurement (who buys materials), Contracts (who awards contracts & raise any issues with the client), quality (who maintains ) & Commissioning Departments 6. Collect periodic updates and prepare daily, weekly and monthly updates of the project 7. Create variance reports (Schedule Varian Variance ce and Cos t Variance - usually Earned Value Method (EMV) is used for this) at various stages of the project to analyse deviations 8. Create Project Closing Reports and Learnings Also, these job roles are only applicable for large scale projects. In small projects, usually planning engineer engineer does almost all the office work that includes and is not limited to Hiring Contractors, Issuing Work Orders, Bill Certifications, client coordination, client billing, Hope my answer helped. 2k Views · View Upvotes
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Kasee Sreenivas, B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (2012) Updated Oct 8
I’m glad you asked me to answer this question. Planning is one of the core areas of project/construction management. Planning in construction projects can be done if you have a basic idea on quantity surveying. I’d like to keep it simple. If I start writing about all the roles in detail, I might end up writing a Tech Novel :D Ok..on a serious note, Planning in Construction Project mainly involves: Working out with the quantities required to cover the total scope of project for preparing the Project completion schedule using Project Management tools like MS Project/Primavera and get them approved by the Project Manager for preparing the Budget Work plan for the year under consideration. Ask or Search Quora
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Preparation of Monthly & daily work plans and progress reports. Analyzing the Direct & Indirect cost overruns, shortfalls, and prepare Profitability report.
Preparation of monthly “Daily Progress Reports Vs Interim Payment Certified reports”, Monthly Work In Progress statements.. Preparing the bill collection plan from the client. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-role-of-planning-engineer-in-construction-projects
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Coordinating with the site execution team for preparing monthly procurement schedules for major materials, building materials, special materials and tools as per the work plan. Monthly Reconciliation of major materials.
Monitoring of procurement and follow-ups to get the required materials in time. Identifying the BOQ deviated items and giving the inputs to contracts department for preparing the claims. Creation of Purchase requisitions and purchase orders for sub contractors / PRW contractors. Upvote 29 Downvote Comments 2+ Micro Planning: Item wise planning for all the activities involved in the project. Ask or Search Quora
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Preparation of BUDGET for the next financial year.etc. Planning engineers do a lo t more. I just mentioned the key areas they work on. Hope this answers your question. In case you need explanation for any of the afore-mentioned points, feel free to drop in a message. I would be happy to help.
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Sam Paul, Civil Engineer Written May 25, 2016
Well, everyone have answered excellently. However, its also depends on which company you’re gonna join. Some companies uses MSP, P6, but still many companies are using only MS Excel. If you get a job as a Planning Engineer, your job mostly will be either in site office or Regional office or head office. But, you should be thorough in the project details including Technical, Commercial, Daily Activities, productivity of labour, machinery,Processes, Turnover , budget, sub contracts, lenders, clients and all those related things. Prior to that you should be technically sound or at least should know the mechanism of how each and every activity will be progressed. The logical sequence of each activity should be known well. These are the areas you should get thorough knowledge and monitor the daily activities and should plan accordingly.
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Anyway, all the best for your future, before going for planning, be in site at least for 6 months so that you can do well in planning. 1.3k Views · View Upvotes · Answer requested by Prave Gowda Upvote
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Arjit Manish S, Project Planning Engineer (2014-present) Written Jan 14
Well, I am a Planning Engineer and I hope I can answer your query. Planning is often considered as of the key area in Project Management. The key to a Planning Engineer is to have a better understanding of the scope of work and strategic sequencing of the work in timely manner. So, Planning Engineer is expected to do but not limited to the following:1. Study and understand the scope of work from the Drawings, BOQ and specs in order to prepare the Program of Works. We call it the “Clause 14 Program of Works” using Project Management tools such as Primavera and MSP. Upvote 29
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4. Prepare cash flow - time bound cost . 5. Analyse time over run and cost over run(generally done by Cost Engineers in big projects. 6. To keep a track of the project and flag the concern during short falls. 7. Prepare look ahead plan for the Execution team. 8. Cross-functional coordination to ensure smooth running of the project. 9. Earned Value Analysis and Management. 10. Notify the Client/Client’s representative in change of scope. 11. Get Extension of time in case of reservation or entitlements. 12. Forensic analysis. 13. Maintain Risk Register in order to forsee the possibility of occurence and take corrective actions in conjuction with the Project Manager. 14. Act as a wing man/buddy to the Project Manager through out the course of the Project. 15. Prepare micro plan for any particular work package. 16. Chair the progress meetings and track the outcomes & deliverables. 17. Maintain Event records which shall be helpful in Claims. Hope I answered. ______ 253 Views Upvote
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1-How to follow Mile Stones and the Bottlenecks involved. 2- Excavation Classification and Its Rates Fixations including Quantity Sanction. 3- Planning for Obtaining Time Extension without Penalty. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-role-of-planning-engineer-in-construction-projects
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4- The Preparation of E xtra Claims simultaneously with the Running Bills atleast Monthly . 5- Adhering to the G-S chedule i.e Schedule of Rates and Quantity Put in Tender. 6- Land Acquisition Status including Government Lands, Forest lands and Forest & Environmental Clearances, Tree Cutting and Felling. 7- Rehabilitation Works as Per the GOI Guidelines. There are more of such aspects.each are critical. 744 Views · Answer requested by Chaitanya Giridhar Upvote
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Jagannatha, studied at Bachelors of Engineering Written Mar 13, 2016
Planning engineer is one who plans the project. Generally, He will make plans at 3 levels 1.master plan Upvote 29
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year. This plan will contain the stages of project at large interval(say 3 month). This will be done before beginning of project 2.macro plan:-This will contain the stages of project at smaller interval than that of master planning. It will be done after beginning of project 3.micro plan:-This will contain the plan of project at still smaller interval(say week or days). This will have the deadline and the time of procurement of resources(machines, Labours) 1.1k Views · View Upvotes Upvote
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