Operations

Project Planner At Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited·Lagos, nigeria·Full Time·Contract
OperationsFull TimeContract
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Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, update and maintain project program and plans.
  • Monitor daily site activities and record actual progress against planned work.
  • Prepare concise but comprehensive daily site progress reports, highlighting key activities and deliverables.
  • Track project milestones, critical activities and potential delays.
  • Collect and verify progress information from site engineers, QS, supervisors, subcontractors, etc.
  • Prepare weekly progress updates and support project performance reporting.
  • Identify program risks, delays and areas requiring management attention.
  • Maintain accurate project control records, including progress data, schedules and reporting documentation.
  • Work with the Project Management Office to ensure consistent planning, executing and reporting within project sites.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree / HND in Civil Engineering, Building, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel and Office
  • Ability to understand construction drawings, work sequences and project schedules.
  • Ability to measure and report physical progress accurately.
  • Understanding of construction planning, project controls and basic delay analysis is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Primavera is an added advantage
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Good communication and report-writing skills.
  • Ability to obtain information from different site teams and present it clearly.
  • Proactive in identifying delays, risks and site constraints.
  • Able to work independently and meet daily reporting deadlines.
  • Good organisational and time-management skills.

Key skills

BA/BSc/HND
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At a glance

Company

Ascentech Services Limited

Location

Lagos, nigeria

Employment

Full Time

Work style

Contract

Experience

Valid until

Not specified

Created

August 24, 2026

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