Location: Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia
Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily.
Thales has been present since 1980, contributing to the industrial success of the country with advanced technologies, services & solutions in the aerospace, defence, security & transportation markets. Aligned with Malaysia's goal of strengthening local industrial capabilities, Thales, together with its local joint venture actively engaged in designing, building and implementing leading-edge solutions that help protect the nation's citizens and infrastructure.
As Ground Transportation Systems (GTS), we are advancing rail signalling and safety solutions to ensure safe and efficient railway operations worldwide.
Our technologies help to bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year making sustainable mobility a reality.
Project Planner (Ref.No. R1005261)
at our location in Kuala-Lumpur
You will enjoy having these responsibilities:
- Create, update and monitor the Project schedule in Primavera with inputs from the Core Team members
- Comply with project reporting requirements as defined by process or contract
- Work with the Core Team to generate monthly and quarterly updates of EAC and labour demand
- Provide reports/metrics including Critical Path, Earned Value, EAC variance, Critical milestones movement, KPIs & labor forecasts to the Core Team and management.
- Prepare a Baseline schedule with the team. Has an understanding of how changes have an impact to the Baseline schedule.
- Good understanding of S-Curves. Has an understanding of how the S-Curve outputs relate back to the schedule. Can provide basic analysis of the S-Curve outputs
- Experienced in dealing with Customers and dealing with their schedulers on integration.
- Has experience of inputting into the Project change management process.
- Has experience of attending risk and opportunity reviews , calculating schedule impact of risks and opportunities and managing assigned mitigation / action items
- Foster an environment of cooperation, commitment and buy-in amongst the Project Team members and the Heads of Disciplines
- Provide support to the Core Team with information to support Claims and Variation orders during project execution
- Able to work in shift pattern and with Toronto Time Zone.
You have:
- College or University graduate or equivalent working experience
- 5+ years of experience in complex technology projects
- Advanced level skills in Primavera
- Familiar with MS Project
- Intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel
- Able to understand complex technology
- Good communication skills
- Able to communicate well in English
- Able to plan and manage project schedules requiring up to 1,500 activities
Our Talent Acquisition Team is looking forward to hearing from you
We look forward to receiving your application in just a few clicks via our career portal.
For further information about Thales and GTS as an employer visit us on https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/career
About Us
Our motivation is the mobility turnaround. To achieve this, our teams find innovative products and solutions that ensure the operation and reliability of the entire rail network and increase capacities on the rails.
Our projects are diverse. To make our teams even stronger, we are looking for your support. In return, we offer you an attractive overall package with the following benefits:
- Stronger together: Networking through internal networks and working in international teams
- Our drive: Together, we are laying the foundations for the digitization of the rail around the world, to get people safely to their destinations and to their loved ones!
- Attractive conditions: A secure and permanent job with a global company
Notes
Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and persons of equal status as well as respectful cooperation are firmly anchored principles within the Thales Group and its subsidiaries. We also aim to offer all our equal opportunities to start a career and to receive training and further education in our company. We consciously promote diversity and togetherness in our teams.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!
